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 Definitions for Si: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
: Si \Si\ [It.] (Mus.)
A syllable applied, in solmization, to the note B; more
recently, to the seventh tone of any major diatonic scale. It
was added to Guido's scale by Le Maire about the end of the
17th century.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
: Maffioso \Maf`fi*o"so\, Mafioso \Ma`fi*o"so\, n.; pl. {-si}.
[It. maffioso.]
A member of the mafia.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 2.0
: SI
n 1: a complete metric system of units of measurement for
scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter)
and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric
current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of
matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today
the United States is the only country in the world not
totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites"
[syn: {Systeme International d'Unites}, {Systeme
International}, SI system, {International System of
Units}, International System]
2: 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 [syn: silicon, {atomic
number 14}]
3: the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any
musical scale in solmization [syn: ti, te]
Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
: SI
Schweizer Informatikergesellschaft (org., Switzerland)
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: SI
Skyrslutaeknifelags Islands (org., Iceland)
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: SI
Source Index [register] (CPU, Intel, assembler)
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: SI
SPARC International (org., manufacturer)
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: SI
System Information
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
: SI
1. {Syst�me International}.
2. Shift In.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
: si
The country code for Slovenia.
(1999-01-27)
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