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silicon germanium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
sil-i-con ger-ma-ni-um
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alloy of silicon and germanium used as a semiconductor.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

SiGe (alternative)

Questions

What does silicon germanium mean?
An alloy of silicon and germanium used as a semiconductor.

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