quartz
Syllable Decomposition
quartzobscure origin. The first hypothesis would be quaterz or quaderz, which until the 16th century referred to poor ores. Another hypothesis is the contraction of the German word gewärz (« growth, germ »).
Definitions
- minéraux
- composants
Hyperonym
Hyponyms
améthystecitrine
Translations
german:Quarz
english:quartz
arabic:مرو (معدن)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-12.33562%20-20.5871%2020.58684%20-12.33577%20240.3%2048)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-3.38573%20-23.75998%2023.75968%20-3.38578%20288%2095.8)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(6.5991%20-23.0749%2023.0746%206.59919%20288%20168)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(14.9991%20-18.73557%2018.73533%2014.99929%20240%20216)'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
chinese:石英'%20transform='translate(89.8%20.4)scale(.9375)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-95.8-.4H587v512H-95.8Z'/%3e%3cg%20transform='rotate(-56.3%20361.6%20-101.3)scale(10.66667)'%3e%3cg%20id='kr-c'%3e%3cpath%20id='kr-b'%20fill='%23000001'%20d='M-6-26H6v2H-6Zm0%203H6v2H-6Zm0%203H6v2H-6Z'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23kr-b'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20y='44'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cpath%20stroke='%23fff'%20d='M0%2017v10'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23cd2e3a'%20d='M0-12a12%2012%200%200%201%200%2024Z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230047a0'%20d='M0-12a12%2012%200%200%200%200%2024A6%206%200%200%200%200%200Z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cy='-6'%20r='6'%20fill='%23cd2e3a'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cg%20transform='rotate(-123.7%20191.2%2062.2)scale(10.66667)'%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23kr-c'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'/%3e%3cpath%20stroke='%23fff'%20d='M0-23.5v3M0%2017v3.5m0%203v3'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
korean:석영
danish:kvarts
spanish:cuarzo
finnish:kvartsi
greek:χαλαζίας'%20transform='translate(82.1)scale(.94)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M619.4%20512H-112V0h731.4z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230038b8'%20d='M619.4%20115.2H-112V48h731.4zm0%20350.5H-112v-67.2h731.4zm-483-275%20110.1%20191.6L359%20191.6z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='m225.8%20317.8%2020.9%2035.5%2021.4-35.3z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230038b8'%20d='M136%20320.6%20246.2%20129l112.4%20190.8z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='m225.8%20191.6%2020.9-35.5%2021.4%2035.4zM182%20271.1l-21.7%2036%2041-.1-19.3-36zm-21.3-66.5%2041.2.3-19.8%2036.3zm151.2%2067%2020.9%2035.5-41.7-.5zm20.5-67-41.2.3%2019.8%2036.3zm-114.3%200L189.7%20256l28.8%2050.3%2052.8%201.2%2032-51.5-29.6-52z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
hebrew:קוורץ'%3e%3ccircle%20r='20'%20fill='%23008'/%3e%3ccircle%20r='17.5'%20fill='%23fff'/%3e%3ccircle%20r='3.5'%20fill='%23008'/%3e%3cg%20id='in-d'%3e%3cg%20id='in-c'%3e%3cg%20id='in-b'%3e%3cg%20id='in-a'%20fill='%23008'%3e%3ccircle%20r='.9'%20transform='rotate(7.5%20-8.8%20133.5)'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M0%2017.5.6%207%200%202l-.6%205z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-a'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(15)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-b'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(30)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-c'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(60)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-d'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(120)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-d'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(-120)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
hindi:क्वार्ट्ज
italian:quarzo'%20transform='translate(88%20-32)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-128%2032h720v480h-720z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cx='523.1'%20cy='344.1'%20r='194.9'%20fill='%23bc002d'%20transform='translate(-168.4%208.6)scale(.76554)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
japanese:石英
dutch:kwarts
polish:kwarc
portuguese:quartzo
russian:кварц
swedish:kvarts
thai:ควอตซ์
turkish:kuvars
ukrainian:кварц
See also
quartzeux (adj.)