zircon

Significat (Anglès)

1. (uncountable) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.
2. (countable) A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone.

Conceptes

zircó

zirconi

Sinònims

zirconite

zirconium silicate

azorite

mineral

semi-precious stone

hyacinth

🪻

acorite

jargoon

zirconium

jacinth

jargon

Traduccions

zircon

zircone

Zirkon

zircão

circón

zircón

zirkon

zirconio

الزركون

cirkon

zirkonium

zirkoon

zircônio

zirconita

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈzɜː(ɹ)kən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From German Zirkon, possibly via French zircon, formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn). Doublet of jargoon.