| 1. | (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. |
| Noun | 1. | SI - 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" |
| 2. | Si - 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 Synonyms: atomic number 14, silicon | |
| 3. | si - the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization |
| 1. | (unit) | SI - Système International. | |
| 2. | (character) | SI - Shift In. | |
| 3. | (networking) | si - The country code for Slovenia. |
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