quartz
The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon…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.
» Tom believes these quartz crystals have healing powers.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Quarz
кварцkvarc
кварцkvarc
(slang, uncountable)Crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride.
- 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
- colorless glass made of almost pure silica
Examples
22 sentencesTom believes these quartz crystals have healing powers.
Tom believes that these quartz crystals have healing powers.
deTom glaubt, dass diese Quarzkristalle Heilkräfte haben.
Rare gems include aquamarine, amethyst, emerald, quartz and ruby.
ruРедкие драгоценные камни включают в себя аквамарин, аметист, изумруд, кварц и рубин.
I ordered tourmalinated quartz last week.
Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz.
ruГалкам нравится мой большой кварцевый сфинкс.
Translations
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Origin
From German Quarz, from Middle High German (Central East German) quarz, twarc, from a WestFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: quartzesSynonyms
5 synonyms- colorless glass made of almost pure silica:quartz glassvitreous silicalechatelieritecrystal
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable