quartz
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noun
a
hard
white
or
colorless
mineral
consisting of
silicon
dioxide
, found widely in
igneous
,
metamorphic
, and
sedimentary
rock
s. It is often
colored
by
impurities
(as in
amethyst
,
citrine
, and
cairngorm
).
〘鉱〙 石英, 水晶, クォーツ〘電子部品や時計に利用される〙
ORIGIN
mid
18th century
: from
German
Quarz
, from
Polish
dialect
kwardy
, corresponding to
Czech
tvrdý
‘
hard
’.