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ควอร์ตซ์ khwaawdF |
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Phonemic Thai | คฺวอด |
IPA | kʰwɔ̂ːd |
Royal Thai General System | khwod |
[noun, proper noun, formal, loanword, Greek] | |||
definition | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] quartz; quartz, one of the most common minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO2, having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony, jasper, etc.) or in crystals (as rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, etc.): the chief constituent of sand and sandstone, and an important constituent of many other rocks. It is piezoelectric and used to control the frequencies of radio transmitters. | ||
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related word | หินเขี้ยวหนุมาน | hinR khiaaoF haL nooH maanM | quartz |
examples | แร่ควอร์ตซ์สีม่วง ใช้เป็นเครื่องประดับ raaeF khwaawdF seeR muaangF chaiH bpenM khreuuangF bpraL dapL amethyst | ||