quartz

  • 91quartz-di|o|rite — «KWAWRTS DY uh ryt», noun. a variety of diorite having quartz as one of its main components …

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  • 92quartz-i|o|dine lamp — «KWAWRTS Y uh dyn, dihn», an incandescent lamp made of quartz and containing iodine vapor and a tungsten filament, used especially in automobile headlights …

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  • 93quartz|ite — «KWAWRT syt», noun. a granular rock consisting mostly of quartz and formed by the metamorphism of sandstone: »Frank L. Hess reported uranium in quartzite of pre Cambrian age very early in the century (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists) …

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  • 94quartz|ose — «KWAWRT sohs», adjective. consisting mainly or wholly of quartz; quartzlike …

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  • 95Quartz Gulch — was a small gulch on the eastern side of Mount Roberts, about 2.5 miles (4 km) east of Juneau, Alaska. The gulch flowed into Silver Bow Basin. Richard Harris and Joe Juneau, with Chief Cowee, discovered gold in the gulch on October 3, 1880.… …

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  • 96Quartz (OpenSymphony) — Quartz est le nom d un projet Open Source pour la planification de tâches en Java. Cette section est vide, insuffisamment détaillée ou incomplète. Votre aide est la bienvenue ! Voir aussi Cron Crontab Liens et documents externes OpenSymphony …

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  • 97quartz crystal — n. Electronics a thin, natural or synthetic, piezoelectric crystal of silicon dioxide cut and ground to a precise thickness so as to vibrate at a particular frequency when supplied with energy * * * …

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  • 98quartz glass — quartz′ glass n. a strong vitreous substance formed by the fusion of silica at high temperature • Etymology: 1900–05 …

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  • 99quartz lamp — quartz′ lamp′ n. opt a lamp consisting of an ultraviolet light source, as mercury vapor, contained in a fused silica bulb that transmits ultraviolet light with little absorption • Etymology: 1920–25 …

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  • 100quartz crystal — n. Electronics a thin, natural or synthetic, piezoelectric crystal of silicon dioxide cut and ground to a precise thickness so as to vibrate at a particular frequency when supplied with energy …

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