QUARTZ


Meaning of QUARTZ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kwɔ:ts ]

n. a mineral form of silica that crystallizes as hexagonal prisms. øquartz clock a clock operated by vibrations of an electrically driven quartz crystal. quartz lamp a quartz tube containing mercury vapour and used as a light source. [G Quarz f. WSlav. kwardy]

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