zircon
A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and…A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.
» The mineral zircon is the most important natural source of zirconium.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.
Zirkon
цирко́нcirkón
(countable)A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone.
- a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
Examples
2 sentencesThe mineral zircon is the most important natural source of zirconium.
The garnets in the detritus are accompanied by zircon, spinel, corundum, cyanite, tourmaline, olivine, etc.
Translations
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Origin
From German Zirkon, possibly via French zircon, formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (From German Zirkon, possibly via French zircon, formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn), borrowed from Middle Persian zlgwn' (/zargōn/). Doublet of jargoon.
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Forms
plural: zirconsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent:zirconium silicate
Word family
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