zircon

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

zircone

zirconio

sinonimi

zirconite

zirconium silicate

azorite

mineral

semi-precious stone

hyacinth

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acorite

jargoon

zirconium

jacinth

jargon

Traduzioni

zircon

Zirkon

zircão

zircó

circón

zircón

zirkon

silicate de zirconium

الزركون

cirkon

zirkonium

zirkoon

zircônio

zirconita

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈzɜː(ɹ)kən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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