quartz
Pronunciación: [kwɔrts]
Palabra
Contexto: «geology»
(noun) a hard, shiny mineral made of silicon and oxygen. Quartz is found in many types of rocks and is often used in jewelry and electronics because it can be clear or colorful.
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She wore a beautiful necklace made of quartz that sparkled in the sunlight.
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The rock in his hand wasn't quartz; it was much softer and crumbled easily.
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What color was the quartz you found in the river?
Contexto: «technology»
(noun) a material used in making watches and clocks. Quartz helps keep time accurately because it can vibrate at a steady frequency when electricity passes through it.
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My watch has a quartz movement, which means it keeps very accurate time.
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His old clock didn't use quartz, so it was always slow and unreliable.
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Does this clock work with quartz technology?
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