diopside
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French diopside, from Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /daɪˈɑpsaɪd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /daɪˈɒpsaɪd/
Noun[edit]
diopside (countable and uncountable, plural diopsides)
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi2O6, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
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Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
mineral
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Diopside”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “diopside”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- diopside on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
diopside m (plural diopsides)
Further reading[edit]
- “diopside”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French diopside, from Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
diopside f (plural diopsidi)
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ekʷ-
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