TRANSPARENT QUARTZ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does transparent quartz mean? 

• TRANSPARENT QUARTZ (noun)
  The noun TRANSPARENT QUARTZ has 1 sense:

1. a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical equipment

  Familiarity information: TRANSPARENT QUARTZ used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSPARENT QUARTZ (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A clear quartz used in making electronic and optical equipment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

rock crystal; transparent quartz

Hypernyms ("transparent quartz" is a kind of...):

quartz (a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transparent quartz"):

rhinestone (an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste)