quartz
UK/k(w)ɔːts//k(w)ɔɹts/
quartz noun: 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.
Noun
quartz (countable and uncountable, plural 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.1883, George Downing Liveing, James Dewar, “On the Ultra-Violet Spectra of the Elements”, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, volume 174, Barrison and Sons, part I, page 188
- Subsequently, the old Malay brought him the present specimen in a state of torpidity, telling him he had found it in a cavity of the quartz reef.1892 April, Armiger Barczinsky, “The Golden Snail”, in Sylvanus Urban (pseudonym of Edward Cave), editor, The Gentleman's Magazine, volume 272, page 331
- Crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride.
quartz meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
quartz in Hindi
- mineral
- स्फटिक sphaṭik, बिल्लौर billaur
quartz in Tamil
- மின்னதிர் படிகக்கல், படிகக்கல், சிக்கிமுக்கிக்கல், குவார்ட்ஃசு, படிகம், குவார்ட்ஸ்
quartz in Marathi
- क्वार्ट्ज, क्वार्टझ, क्वार्ट्झ
quartz in Urdu
- الماس کوہی, گار, سنگ مراد
More languagesFewer languages
- quartz in Bengali
- স্ফটিক sphôṭik
- quartz in Telugu
- క్వార్ట్జ్, క్వార్ట్స్
- quartz in Malayalam
- സിലിക്കവെങ്കല്ല്, വെള്ളാരൻകല്ല്, സ്ഫടികക്കല്ല്
- quartz in Kannada
- ಬೆಣಚಿ, ಬೆಣಚುಕಲ್ಲು, ಬೆಣಚು, ಸ್ಫಟಿಕ ಶಿಲೆ
- quartz in Punjabi
- ਕੁਆਰਟਜ਼, ਕੁਆਰਟਸ, ਕੋਵਾਰਟਜ਼
- quartz in Gujarati
- ક્વાર્ટઝ, ક્વાર્ટ્ઝ, ક્વાર્ટ્જ
- quartz in Odia
- କ୍ୱାର୍ଟ୍ଜ୍, କ୍ୱାର୍ଟଜ୍, କ୍ୱାର୍ଟ୍ଜ
- quartz in Nepali
- क्वार्ट्ज, क्वार्टज, क्वार्ट्स
- quartz in Tagalog
- kuwarso, kinyang
- quartz in Arabic
- مَرْو marw, كَوَارْتْز kawārtz
- quartz in Malay
- kuarza
- quartz in Indonesian
- kuarsa
- quartz in Thai
- ควอตซ์ kwɔ́ɔts
- quartz in Vietnamese
- thạch anh
Examples of quartz in a sentence
- Quartz crystals are piezoelectric, but they do not display pyroelectric effect.
- One answer comes from the fact that it takes a great deal of force to shock quartz.
- It’s not just the level of quartz that makes İznik tiles unique, though.
Forms of quartz
| plural | quartzes |
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Origin of quartz
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”).
Words formed from quartz
- alpha quartz
- beta quartz
- clear quartz
- drusy quartz
- fused quartz
- gold quartz
- honeycomb quartz
- megaquartz
- microquartz
- milky quartz
- pure quartz
- purple quartz
- quartz arenite
- quartz-arenitic
- quartz arenitic
- quartz-beta
- quartz clock
- quartz crusher
- quartz crystal
- quartz-crystal clock
- quartz-diorite
- quartz glass
- quartz halogen lamp
- quartz heater
- quartziferous
- quartzine
- quartzing
- quartz-iodine lamp
- quartzite
- quartz lamp
- quartzless
- quartzlike
- quartz mining
- quartz monzonite
- quartzofeldspathic
- quartzoid
- quartzolite
- quartzose
- quartzous
- quartz reefer
- quartz schist
- quartz-trachyte
- quartz-wacke
- quartz watch
- quartzy
- rainbow quartz
- rose quartz
- shocked quartz
- smokey quartz
- smoky quartz
- snow quartz
- star quartz
- vein quartz
Phrases with quartz
- Quartz Hill
- quartz lamps
- quartz wacke
- quartz clocks
- quartz glasses
- quartz heaters
- quartz reefers
- quartz schists
- quartz watches
- quartz arenites
- quartz crushers
- quartz crystals
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Words that rhyme with quartz
Questions about quartz
- What does quartz mean?
- Quartz means 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.
- What is quartz in Hindi?
- Quartz in Hindi is स्फटिक (sphaṭik), बिल्लौर (billaur). See Quartz meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is quartz?
- Quartz is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quartz?
- Quartz is pronounced /k(w)ɔːts/ (UK).
- What is the plural of quartz?
- The plural of quartz is quartzes.
Words near quartz in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: quartz (page history and authors); quartz (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quartz (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartz (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); স্ফটিক (Bengali) (page history and authors); quartz (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartz (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quartz (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quartz (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartz (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartz (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartz (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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