SILICON GLEN

Meaning of SILICON GLEN in English

ˌSilicon ˈGlen BrE AmE

a humorous name for an area of central Scotland where there are many companies producing computer products. Its name is based on Silicon Valley, because ‘glen’ is a Scottish word for a valley.

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GLEN — County: Dumfries and Galloway Post Code: DG2
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
GLEN — valley, ravine
English interlingue dictionary
SILICON — noun Etymology: New Latin silica + English -on (as in carbon) Date: 1817 a tetravalent nonmetallic element that occurs combined …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GLEN — noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots), valley, from Scottish Gaelic & Irish gleann, from Old Irish ~n Date: 15th century a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SILICON — Nonmetallic to semimetallic chemical element , chemical symbol Si, atomic number 14. Second only to oxygen in abundance in Earth's …
Английский словарь Британика
SILICON — ˈsilə̇kən, -lēkən, -ləˌkän noun ( -s ) Etymology: silica + -on (as in carbon ) : a tetravalent nonmetallic element …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLEN — ˈglen noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English (Scots), valley, from (assumed) obsolete Scottish Gaelic glenn (whence Scottish Gaelic gleann …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SILICON — (n.) A nonmetalic element analogous to carbon. It always occurs combined in nature, and is artificially obtained in the free …
Английский словарь Webster
GLEN — (n.) A secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression between hills.
Английский словарь Webster
SILICON — ( n. ) A nonmetalic element analogous to carbon. It always occurs combined in nature, and is artificially obtained in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GLEN — ( n. ) A secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression between hills.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILICON — /sil"i keuhn, -kon'/ , n. Chem. a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GLEN — /glen/ , n. a male or female given name.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GLEN — — glenlike , adj. /glen/ , n. a small, narrow, secluded valley. [ 1480-90; gleann; c. Welsh glynn ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SILICON — n. nonmetallic element which makes up more than one fourth of the earth's crust and is used in the manufacture …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GLEN — n. mountain valley, small isolated valley
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GLEN — noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots), valley, from Scottish Gaelic & Irish gleann, from Old Irish glenn Date: 15th century : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SILICON — noun a nonmetalic element analogous to carbon. it always occurs combined in nature, and is artificially obtained in the free …
Webster English vocab
GLEN — noun a secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression between hills.
Webster English vocab
GLEN — ■ noun a narrow valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland. Origin ME: from Sc. Gaelic and Ir. gleann (earlier ~n …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GLEN — [glen] n [ME (Sc), valley, fr. (assumed) ScGael glenn; akin to MIr glend valley] (15c): a secluded narrow valley
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SILICON — (Si), a nonmetallic chemical element in the carbon family (Group IVa of the periodic table). Silicon makes up 27.7 percent …
Britannica English vocabulary
SILICON — silicon BrE AmE ˈsɪl ɪk ə n -ək-; -ɪ kɒn, -ə-, !!-kəʊn -ɪ kɑːn ▶ ˌ silicon ˈ chip BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GLEN — glen, Glen BrE AmE ɡlen ▷ glens, Glen's ɡlenz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SILICON — / ˈsɪlɪkən; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( symb Si ) a chemical element. Silicon exists as a grey …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLEN — / glen; NAmE / noun a deep narrow valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland •• WORD ORIGIN late Middle English …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLEN — glen /ɡlen/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Scottish Gaelic ; Origin: glenn ] a deep narrow …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SILICON — n. Chem. a non-metallic element occurring widely in silica and silicates, and used in the manufacture of glass. °Symb.: Si. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GLEN — n. a narrow valley. [Gael. & Ir. gleann]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SILICON — n. Chem. a non-metallic element occurring widely in silica and silicates, and used in the manufacture of glass. °Symb.: Si. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GLEN — n. a narrow valley. [ Gael. & Ir. gleann ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SILICON — n. Chem. a non-metallic element occurring widely in silica and silicates, and used in the manufacture of glass. Usage: Symb.: …
Oxford English vocab
GLEN — n. a narrow valley. Etymology: Gael. & Ir. gleann
Oxford English vocab
SILICON — Silicon is an element that is found in sand and in minerals such as quartz and granite. Silicon is used …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLEN — ( glens) A glen is a deep, narrow valley, especially in the mountains of Scotland or Ireland. N-COUNT : oft …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILICON — Silicon is an element that is found in sand and in minerals such as quartz and granite. Silicon is used …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GLEN — (~s) A ~ is a deep, narrow valley, especially in the mountains of Scotland or Ireland. N-COUNT: oft in names
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SILICON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES silicon chip ▪ the age of the silicon chip silicon chip COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLEN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And there are neighbouring glens on the east side of the watershed, also lovely and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SILICON — [noun] [U] - a grey element, not metal, which is found combined with oxygen in a large number of common …
Cambridge English vocab
GLEN — [noun] [C] - a deep narrow valley, esp. among mountainsthe glens of ScotlandBallaglass GlenGlen Maye
Cambridge English vocab
SILICON — n. Nonmetallic to semimetallic chemical element , chemical symbol Si, atomic number 14. Second only to oxygen in abundance in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GLEN — Synonyms and related words : bottom, bottom glade, bottoms, combe, dale, dell, dingle, gap, gill, grove, intervale, lunar rill, pass, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GLEN — Classification: Town Located in: Mississippi (MS) Total Population (2000): 286 Total Housing Units (2000): 133 Land Area (square meters): 12120357 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
GLEN — n. Function: noun Synonyms: VALLEY , ||combe, dale, vale
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GLEN — n. Valley, vale, dale, dell, dingle.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
GLEN — noun Synonyms: valley , ||combe, dale, vale
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SILICON — noun Silicon is used before these nouns: ↑ chip
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SILICON — General Information: Chemical Formula: Si Composition: (Molecular Weight = 28.09 gm) Silicon 100.0 % Si Empirical Formula: Si Environment: Volcanic …
Mineralogy Database English vocab
SILICON — this has become a metaphor for information technology; and areas around the world where high tech companies congregate are known …
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
SILICON — Name: silicon Symbol: Si Atomic number: 14 Atomic weight: 28.0855 (3) r Group in periodic table: 14 Group name: Period …
Chemistry of the Elements English vocabulary
SILICON — сущ.; хим. кремний (химическое) кремний - * chip (компьютерное) кремниевый кристалл silicon хим. кремний
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLEN — сущ. узкая горная долина узкая, лесистая долина; горная долина (тж. mountain *) glen узкая горная долина
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILICON — silicon.ogg ʹsılıkən n хим. кремний silicon chip - вчт. кремниевый кристалл
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SILICON — 1) кремний, Si 2) полупроводник • - amorphous silicon - arc-furnace silicon - bulk silicon - cast silicon - cellular …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SILICON — 1) кремний, Si 2) полупроводник • - amorphous silicon - arc-furnace silicon - bulk silicon - cast silicon - cellular silicon - columnar silicon - crystalline silicon - Czochralski grown …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SILICON — 1) кремневый 2) кремниевый 3) кремний 4) силиконовый • silicon bilateral switch — тиристор симметричный пороговый триодный silicon controled rectifier — тиристор не проводящий в обратном …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SILICON — n хим. кремний silicon chip - вчт. кремниевый кристалл
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GLEN — n узкая, лесистая долина; горная долина ( тж. mountain glen)
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SILICON — кремний; силиций - doped silicon - earth silicon
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
SILICON — кремний полупроводниковый материал (14-й элемент в периодической таблице, атомный вес 28,09), широко используемый в производстве микросхем см. тж. gallium arsenide, germanium, silicon …
Англо-Русский толковый словарь терминов и сокращений по ВТ, Интернету и программированию
SILICON — сущ.; хим. кремний (химическое) кремний - * chip (компьютерное) кремниевый кристалл silicon хим. кремний
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLEN — сущ. узкая горная долина узкая, лесистая долина; горная долина (тж. mountain *) glen узкая горная долина
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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