quartz
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quartz
- /k(w)ɔːts/ UK
- /k(w)ɔɹts/ US
Sounds like courts (some accents), quarts · Rhymes with -ɔːts, -ɔɹts
Where it comes from
From German Quarz, from Middle High German (Central East German) quarz, twarc, from a West Slavic language [compare Polish twardy (“hard”), Czech tvrdý (“hard”)], from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *twerH- (“to enclose, grab”).
noun quartzes
- The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment. The telescope and collimator have each an object-glass consisting of a single lens of quartz 1½ inch diameter and a focal length of 18½ inches for the sodium yellow light, but not more than 16 inches for the highest rays measured.
- Crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride.
Similar: quartz
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lechatelierite, crystal, quartz glass, vitreous silica, sericite, adularia, diorite, felsite, monzonite, dolerite, chert, silica, diorites, dolerites, porphyries, rock crystal
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noun mineral
| Español | cuarzo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 석영 seogyeong |
| 日本語 | 水晶 suishō, 石英 sekiei, クォーツ kwōtsu |
| 中文 | 水晶 shuǐjīng, 石英 shíyīng |
| हिन्दी | स्फटिक sphaṭik, बिल्लौर billaur |
| Kiswahili | kwatsi, shondo |
| Português | quartzo, quarço |
| Français | quartz, cristal de roche |
| Deutsch | Quarz |
| Italiano | quarzo |
| Ελληνικά | χαλαζίας chalazías |
| Română | cuarț |
| Русский | кварц kvarc |
| Tiếng Việt | thạch anh |
| العربية | مَرْو marw, كَوَارْتْز kawārtz |
| עברית | קְוָרץ |
Talk about this word "quartz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quartz. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quartz. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quartz "quartz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quartz.Cite this
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title = {quartz},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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