silicon chip
21chip — chip1 W3S2 [tʃıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(computer)¦ 3¦(piece)¦ 4¦(mark)¦ 5 have a chip on your shoulder 6 when the chips are down 7 be a chip off the old block 8¦(game)¦ 9¦(sport)¦ …
22chip — chip1 [ tʃıp ] noun count ** ▸ 1 piece of potato ▸ 2 in computers ▸ 3 small piece ▸ 4 in games for money ▸ 5 in sport ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) usually plural AMERICAN a very thin round piece of potato cooked in hot oil and eaten cold. British crisp:… …
23chip — [[t]tʃɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ chips, chipping, chipped 1) N COUNT: usu pl Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal. [BRIT] I had fish and chips in a cafe... Frank Browne shook more sauce over his chips.… …
24chip — n. thin slice (AE) 1) a potato chip (BE has crisp) semiconductor body 2) an integrated circuit; silicon chip misc. 3) a bargaining chip ( smt. that can be used to win concessions ); a chip off the old block ( a child who resembles its parent );… …
25chip*/*/ — [tʃɪp] noun [C] I 1) British a long thin piece of potato cooked in hot oil fish and chips[/ex] 2) a very small piece of SILICON that is marked with electronic connections. It is used in computers and other machines Syn: microchip, silicon chip 3) …
26Silicon Valley — For the valley nicknamed Silicone Valley see San Fernando Valley.Silicon Valley is the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, United States. The term originally referred to the region s large number of silicon chip… …
27silicon — n. Chem. a non metallic element occurring widely in silica and silicates, and used in the manufacture of glass. Usage: Symb.: Si. Phrases and idioms: silicon chip a silicon microchip. silicon carbide = CARBORUNDUM. Silicon Valley an area with a… …
28chip — 1. noun /tʃɪp/ a) A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. This cup has a chip in it. b) A damaged area of a surface where a chip has been broken off. potato chips Syn: flake, IC …
29chip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. piece, splinter, fragment, flake; counter, check. See part, money. v. t. break, split. See disjunction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A fragment] Syn. thin slice, shard, sliver, shaving; see bit 1 , flake ,… …
30chip and PIN — noun A system for verifying that the bearer of a debit card or credit card is the owner, involving cards that contain a silicon chip storing the PIN of the card; the bearer confirms he is the owner of the card by inserting it into a machine and… …
