noun
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
• Hypernyms: ↑chemical element, ↑element, ↑semiconductor, ↑semiconducting material
• Substance Holonyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.