| quartz Jun 4th 2013, 23:46 | | | | Line 84: | Line 84: | | | * Korean: {{t+|ko|석영|tr=seok-yeong|sc=Kore}} ({{t+|ko|石英|sc=Kore}}) | | * Korean: {{t+|ko|석영|tr=seok-yeong|sc=Kore}} ({{t+|ko|石英|sc=Kore}}) | | | * Latvian: {{t-|lv|kvarcs|m}} | | * Latvian: {{t-|lv|kvarcs|m}} | | | + | * Maori: {{t|mi|takawai}} | | | * Polish: {{t+|pl|kwarc|m}} | | * Polish: {{t+|pl|kwarc|m}} | | | * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|quartzo|m}}, {{t+|pt|quarço|m}} | | * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|quartzo|m}}, {{t+|pt|quarço|m}} |
Latest revision as of 23:46, 4 June 2013 English[edit] Wikipedia Etymology[edit] German Quarz, from Middle High German twarc, probably from a West Slavic language (compare Czech tvrdý ("hard"), Polish twardy ("hard"), Russian твёрдый ("hard")), from Old Church Slavonic тврьдъ ("firm"), from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ. Pronunciation[edit] quartz (countable and uncountable; plural quartzes) - (mineralogy) 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.
Derived terms[edit] See also[edit] Translations[edit] Pronunciation[edit] quartz m (invariable) - quartz
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