Meaning
quartz
- a hard, abundant mineral composed of silicon and oxygen
- a watch movement regulated by a quartz crystal
In a sentence
Abbiamo trovato diversi cristalli di quarzo durante l'escursione in montagna.
We found several quartz crystals during the mountain hike.
Mio padre preferisce gli orologi meccanici a quelli al quarzo.
My father prefers mechanical watches over quartz ones.
Il quarzo è uno dei minerali più diffusi nella crosta terrestre.
Quartz is one of the most common minerals in the Earth's crust.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| quarzo | masculine · singular |
| quarzi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- The "z" is pronounced /ts/ (voiceless affricate).
- Commonly found in the compound "orologio al quarzo" (quartz watch).