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Definition: Silex |
SilexNoun1. A pure form of finely ground silica. 2. (trademark) a vacuum coffee maker. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "silex" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1839. (references) |
Etymology: Silex \Si"lex\, noun. [Latin expression, finit, pebblestone.]. (Websters 1913) |
"Silex" is a common misspelling or typo for: ilex, isle, sale, sales, sidle, smilax, smile, sole, stile. |
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Mining | A. The French term for flint b. Silica; esp. quartz, such as a pure or finely ground form for use as a filler c. An old term formerly applied to a hard, dense rock, such as basalt or compact limestone. Etymol: Latin, hard stone, flint, quartz. The term wasused by Pliny for quartz. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Silex, Missouri."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
SILEX | English | Semi-conductor laser intersatellite link experiment | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: Silex |
| English words defined with "silex": Flint brick, Frit. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "silex": Belgian silex ♦ tube mill. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "silex": Petrosilex ♦ silica, siliceous, Silicic, Siliciferous, Silicispongiae, Silicoidea. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Silex" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (flint, gravel), Latin (boulder, flint, hard stone, pebble-stone, rock, sharp, stone), Romanian (Flint, silex). |
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| Country | Name |
| Australia | Silex Systems Ltd |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Silex, MO (village, FIPS 67808) |
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| Language | Translations for "silex"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | flint (chert, flint, hornstone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | silex (chert, hornstone), hornsteen (chert, hornstone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | سنگ چخماق , سنگ سیلیس که دردندانسازی مصرف دارد, اتش زنه (Light, Punk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | silex, chert (silica, silicon dioxide). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Silex (chert, hornstone), Hornstein (chert, hornstone), feuerfestes Glas. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πυρόλιθοσ (silica), υάλινο δοχείο προσ αποστάλαξη καφέ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | silexüveg (silex glass), hőálló silexüveg (silex glass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | silice (Flint, silica), corniola (carnelian, cornelian). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | clagh henney (aerolite). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ilexsay silex (Flint), cremene (Flint, pebble). (various references) кремнезем (silica). (various references) sílex (Flint). (various references) çakmaktaşı. (various references) кремнезем (silica), кварц (quartz, silica), двоокис кремнію (silica). (various references) đá lửa (flint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 5, Verse 28 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Wn ta belh oxeia estin kai ta toxa autwn entetamena oi podeV twn ippwn autwn wV sterea petra elogisqhsan oi trocoi twn armatwn autwn wV kataigiV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sagittae eius acutae et omnes arcus eius extenti ungulae equorum eius ut silex et rotae eius quasi impetus tempestatis |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | His arwis sharpe, and alle his bowes bent; the cles of the horses of hym as flynt, and his wheles as the byre of tempest. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Their arrows are sharp, and every bow is bent: the feet of their horses are like rock, and their wheels are like a rushing storm. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Isaiah Chapter 5, Verse 28 |
| Cebuano | Kang kinsang mga udyong mahait, ug ang tanan nilang mga panamangabawog; ang mga kuko sa ilang mga kabayo pagaisipon nga santik, ug ang ilang mga ligid ingon sa usa ka alimpulos: |
| Croatian | Strijele su mu dobro zašiljene, lukovi mu svi zapeti, kremen su kopita konja njegovih, vihor su toèkovi bojnih mu kola. |
| Danish | hvæssede er dets Pile, alle dets Buer spændte; som Flint er Hestenes Hove, dets Vognhjul som Hvirvelvind. |
| Dutch | Welker pijlen scherp zullen zijn, en al hun bogen gespannen; hunner paarden hoeven zullen als een rots geacht zijn, en hun raderen als een wervelwind. |
| Finnish | Sen nuolet ovat teroitetut, sen jouset kaikki jännitetyt, sen orhien kaviot ovat kuin pii, ja sen rattaat kuin rajuilma. |
| French | Ses flèches sont aiguës, Et tous ses arcs tendus; Les sabots de ses chevaux ressemblent des cailloux, Et les roues de ses chars un tourbillon. |
| German | Ihre Pfeile sind scharf und alle ihre Bogen gespannt. Ihrer Rosse Hufe sind wie Felsen geachtet und ihre Wagenräder wie ein Sturmwind. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Anak panahnya tajam dan busurnya siap menembak. Kuku kudanya sekeras batu api, dan roda keretanya berputar seperti angin puting beliung. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Anak panahnya tajam selalu dan busurnyapun selalu terbentang dan kuku kaki kudanya akan seperti batu dan jenteranya seperti puting beliung. |
| Italian | Le sue frecce sono acuminate, e ben tesi tutti i suoi archi; gli zoccoli dei suoi cavalli sono come pietre e le ruote dei suoi carri come un turbine. |
| Maori | Ko a ratou pere, koi tonu, he piko katoa a ratou kopere; ko nga paua o o ratou hoiho ka kiia he mata, a ko o ratou wira he awhiowhio: |
| Norwegian | Fiendens piler er hvesset, og alle hans buer spent; hans hesters hover kan lignes med flintesten, og hans vognhjul er som stormvinden. |
| Portuguese | As suas flechas são agudas, e todos os seus arcos retesados; os cascos dos seus cavalos são reputados como pederneira, e as rodas dos seus carros qual redemoinho. |
| Rumanian | Sqgeyile lor sknt ascuyite, wi toate arcurile kncordate; copitele cailor lor parcq sknt cremene, wi royile carqlor lor parcq sknt un vkrtej. |
| Russian | УФТЕМЩ ЕЗП ЪБПУФТЕОЩ, Й ЧУЕ МХЛЙ ЕЗП ОБФСОХФЩ; ЛП ЩФБ ЛПОЕК ЕЗП П"П'ОЩ ЛТЕНОА, Й ЛПМЕУБ ЕЗП--ЛБЛ ЧЙИТШ; |
| Spanish | Sus flechas están afiladas, y todos sus arcos preparados. Los cascos de sus caballos parecen como de pedernal, y las ruedas de sus carros son como torbellino. |
| Swedish | Deras pilar äro skarpa, och deras bågar äro alla spända; deras hästars hovar äro såsom av flinta, och deras vagnshjul likna stormvinden. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "silex": silexes. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "silex" (pronounced si"luks or sī"leks) |
| 4 | -l u k s | bullocks, efflux. |
| 3 | -u k s | barracks, buttocks, cryogenics, epochs, hammocks, kopeks, Mattocks, spandex, stomachs. |
| 4 | -l e k s | complex, reflex. |
| 3 | -e k s | cortex, ibex, index, vortex. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: lexis. | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-l-s-x" | |
-1 letter: ilex, isle, leis, lies. | |
-2 letters: els, lei, lex, lie, lis, sei, sel, sex, six, xis. | |
-3 letters: el, es, ex, is, li, si, xi. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-l-s-x" | |
+1 letter: exiles, ilexes, ixtles, pixels, sexily, silvex, vexils. | |
+2 letters: alexias, alexins, elixirs, helixes, lexises, sextile, silexes, simplex. | |
+3 letters: alexines, bisexual, bollixes, climaxes, dyslexia, dyslexic, exciples, exclaims, exitless, explains, exploits, flaxiest, flexions, galaxies, influxes, laxities, lexicons, luxuries, oxalises, relaxins, saxatile, sextiles, siloxane, silvexes, smilaxes, textiles, ulexites. | |
+4 letters: alkoxides, bisexuals, catalexis, coxalgies, diplexers, dyslexias, dyslexics, excelsior, excisable, exclusion, exclusive, explicits, explosion, explosive, expulsing, expulsion, expulsive, exsertile, extensile, flextimes, laxatives, mailboxes, oxyphiles, pillboxes, sexuality, sexualize, siloxanes, simplexes, sulfoxide, telotaxis, triplexes, unisexual, xenoliths, xylidines. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 69 6C 65 78 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... .. .-.. . -..- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101001 01101100 01100101 01111000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S i l e x |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0069 006C 0065 0078 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5375787190 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danez, датский, danés, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, Ollanish, Germaanish, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holandés, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã" |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francés, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | tysker, Duitse, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, neamţ, немецкий, alemán, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, greacã, греческий, грек, griego, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, kẻ lừa đảo, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | ungarer, Hongaarse, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, húngaro, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumæner, Roemeens, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, Roomainagh, român, румынский, румын, rumano, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | russer, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruso, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turco, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | Oekraïens, اهل اوکرانی درکشورشوروی , ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, ucraino, Ookraanagh, Ookraanish, ucrainean, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ucranio, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець, người U-kren tiếng U-kren |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | vietnameser, vietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, вьетнамский, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, englezesc, английский, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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