quartz

quartz  (kwôrts)

n.

A very hard mineral composed of silica, SiO₂, found worldwide in many different types of rocks, including sandstone and granite. Varieties of quartz include agate, chalcedony, chert, flint, opal, and rock crystal.

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[German Quarz, from Middle High German quarc, of Slavic origin.]

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quartzose (kwôrtss) adj.

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quartz

Noun

a hard glossy mineral consisting of crystalline silicon dioxide [German Quarz]

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quartz  (kwôrts)

A hard, transparent trigonal mineral that, after feldspar, is the most common mineral on the surface of the Earth. It occurs as a component of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks as well as in a variety of other forms such as rock crystal, flint, and agate. Some crystalline forms, such as amethyst, are considered gemstones. Chemical formula: SiO₂.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quartz - colorless glass made of almost pure silica lechatelierite, quartz glass, vitreous silica, crystal natural glass - magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly silica, silicon dioxide, silicon oxide - a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
	2.	quartz - a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities quartz crystal - a thin plate or small rod of quartz cut along certain lines and ground so that it can produce an electric signal at a constant frequency; used in crystal oscillators atomic number 14, Si, silicon - 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 mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition rock crystal, transparent quartz - a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical equipment cairngorm, smoky quartz - a smoky yellow or brown quartz amethyst - a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone calcedony, chalcedony - a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz citrine - semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz rose quartz - a translucent rose-red variety of quartz used for ornaments silica, silicon dioxide, silicon oxide - a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite aventurine, sunstone - a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals common topaz, false topaz, topaz - a yellow quartz

Translations

quartz [kwɔːts] n → cuarzo

quartz [kwɔːts] n → quartz m

cpd → de or en quartz; [watch, clock] → à quartz

quartz [kwɔːts] n → Quarz m

cpd (watch, clock) → Quarz-

quartz [kwɔːts] n → quarzo

cpd → di quarzo; [watch, clock] → al quarzo

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quartz

n / adj quartz [kwoːts]

(of) a kind of hard substance found in rocks, often in the form of crystals. kwarts كوارْتز: صُوّان شَفّاف مُتَبَلْوِر кварц křemen(ný) kvarts; kvarts- Quarz; Quarz-... χαλαζίας cuarzo kvarts کوارتز kvartsi (de, en) quartz קְווָארץ बिल्लौर kvarc kvarc kuarsa kvars quarzo; di quarzo 石英(の) 석영 kvarcas kvarcs kuarza kwarts kvarts kwarc quartzo (de/din) cuarţ кварц kremeň; kremeňový kremenjak kvarc kvarts แร่ควอทซ kuvars 石英［的］ кварц سلکا کی ایک معدنی شکل ، صوان سنگ مرمر thạch anh 石英［的］