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.
Derived terms
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[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 Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ekʷ-
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- English 3-syllable words
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- Italian terms borrowed from French
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɔpside
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔpside/4 syllables
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