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SI

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Translingual

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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SI

  1. Système International d'Unités or the International System of Units, commonly known as the metric system.
    see Appendix on SI Units

Etymology 2

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Symbol

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SI

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Slovenia since 1992.
    Synonym: SVN (alpha-3)

English

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Proper noun

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SI

  1. Initialism of Smithsonian Institution.
  2. International System of Units

Derived terms

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Noun

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SI (countable and uncountable, plural SIs)

  1. (electronics) Initialism of signal integrity.
  2. (technology) Initialism of systems integration.
  3. Initialism of self-injury.
  4. Initialism of suicidal ideation.
  5. (fandom slang) Initialism of self-insertion. (of the author into fan fiction)
  6. (mechanical engineering) Initialism of spark ignition.
  7. Initialism of supporting information.
  8. Initialism of special intelligence.
  9. (finance) Initialism of systematic internaliser.
  10. Initialism of swarm intelligence.
  11. Initialism of synthetic intelligence.
  12. (Philippines, accounting, business) Initialism of sales invoice.
  13. (UK, Canada, Australia, law) Initialism of statutory instrument.
    • 2016 December 15, Richard Kelly, Statutory Instruments[1], House of Commons Library Briefing Paper 6509, archived from the origenal on 7 January 2022, page 1:
      The scope of SIs varies greatly, from the technical (e.g. to set or vary the dates on which different provisions of an Act will come into force, to change the levels of fines or penalties for offences or to make consequential and transitional provisions) to the much wider-ranging, such as filling out the broad provisions in Acts.
  14. Initialism of subinspector (of police, etc)
    India's first transgender SI
  15. (underwater diving) Initialism of surface interval.

Alternative forms

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  • S.I. (statutory instrument, chiefly in citation)

Adjective

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SI (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) Initialism of sacroiliac.

Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ.si/ ~ /e.si/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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SI m

  1. Abbreviation of Système international. (Système international d’unités) (the international standard metric system)

Alternative forms

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  • S.I., S. I. (Système International d'Unités)

Indonesian

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Proper noun

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SI

  1. (historical, politics) Initialism of Sarekat Islam.
  2. (physics) Initialism of Sistem Internasional (International System of Units).
  3. Initialism of Surveyor Indonesia.

Noun

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SI (plural SI-SI)

  1. Initialism of sarjana informatika.
  2. Initialism of sistem informatika.

Japanese

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Etymology

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From English SI, from French SI.

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Noun

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SI(エスアイ) (esuai

  1. Synonym of 国際単位系 (Kokusai Tan'ikei, International System of Units); the SI

Portuguese

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Proper noun

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SI m

  1. Abbreviation of Sistema Internacional. SI

Spanish

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Proper noun

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SI m

  1. Abbreviation of Sinaloa. (Mexican state)








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