quartz


Definition: Meaning of, quartz in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kwɔːts /

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  1. a hard mineral substance that is used in making electronic watches and clocks
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quartz used in phrases

  • quartz battery (noun)
    1. a stamp mill for stamping quartz
  • quartz clock (noun)
    1. any timepiece that makes use of the piezoelectric property of a quartz crystal
  • quartz crystal (noun)
    1. a thin plate or small rod of quartz cut along certain lines and ground so that it can produce an electric signal at a constant frequency; used in crystal oscillators
  • quartz glass (noun)
    1. colourless glass made of almost pure silica
  • quartz lamp (noun)
    1. a mercury-vapour lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container
  • quartz mill (noun)
    1. a stamp mill for stamping quartz
  • quartz oscillator (noun)
    1. an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal
  • rose quartz (noun)
    1. a translucent rose-red variety of quartz used for ornaments
  • smoky quartz (noun)
    1. a smoky yellow or brown quartz
  • transparent quartz (noun)
    1. a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical equipment
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