different between geode vs quartz

English

Etymology

From French géode, from Latin ge?d?s, from Ancient Greek ?????? (ge?d?s, “earthlike”), equivalent to ?? (gê, “earth”) + -???? (-?d?s)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?i???d/
• Rhymes: -i???d

Noun

geode (plural geodes)

1. (geology) A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.

Translations

Anagrams

• Doege, Goede, ogeed

Italian

Noun

geode m (plural geodi)

1. geode

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• geodo

Noun

geode m (plural geodes)

1. (geology) geode (hollow stone with crystals on the inside wall)

English

Etymology

From German Quarz, from Middle High German (Central East German) quarz, twarc, from a West Slavic language [compare Polish twardy (“hard”), Czech tvrdý (“hard”), Russian ??????? (tvjórdyj, “hard”)], from Old Church Slavonic ?????? (tvr?d?, “firm”), from Proto-Slavic *tv?rd?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kw??ts/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kw??ts/, /k??ts/
• Homophone: courts (some accents)

Noun

quartz (countable and uncountable, plural quartzes)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:quartz

Derived terms

Related terms

• Colorado topaz

Translations

See also

French

Etymology

From German Quarz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa?ts/

Noun

quartz m (plural quartz)

1. quartz

   Synonym: cristal de roche

Descendants

• ? Catalan: quars

Further reading

• “quartz” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).