a polymorph of quartz occurring in the form of small crystals, commonly twinned, in siliceous volcanic rocks
Word origin
[1865–70; ‹ G Tridymit, equiv. to tridym- (Gk trídym(os) triple, equiv. to tri-tri- + (dí)dymosdidymous) + -it-ite1]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dunk, goulash, maverick, racism, steamroller-ite is a suffix of nouns denoting esp. persons associated with a place, tribe, leader,doctrine, system, etc. (Campbellite; Israelite; laborite); minerals and fossils (ammonite; anthracite); explosives (cordite; dynamite); chemical compounds, esp. salts of acids whose names end in -ous (phosphite; sulfite); pharmaceutical and commercial products (vulcanite); a member or component of a part of the body (somite)
Examples of 'tridymite' in a sentence
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Structural changes in tridymite have been investigated by molecular dynamics simulation.
Akira Takada, Kathryn J. Glaser, Robert G. Bell, C. Richard A. Catlow 2018, 'Molecular dynamics study of tridymite', IUCrJhttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2052252518004803. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The samples with less transformation after annealing are those that have more tridymite in the stacked sequence.
Bustillo, María A., García, R., García Pérez, María V. 2000, 'Caracterización y respuesta al tratamiento térmico de rocas silíceas opalinas', Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidriohttp://ceramicayvidrio.revistas.csic.es/index.php/ceramicayvidrio/article/view/775/803. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In addition, the averaged short and medium range structures of the sponge may be similar to those of tridymite.
Akane Arasuna, Masahito Kigawa, Shunsuke Fujii, Takatsugu Endo, Kenji Takahashi, MasayukiOkuno 2018, 'Structural Characterization of the Body Frame and Spicules of a Glass Sponge', Mineralshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/3/88. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Experimental measurements of elastic properties of tridymite and cristobalite, including high-temperature measurements, are identified as a desideratum of futureresearch.
Pabst W., Gregorová E. 2013, 'ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF SILICA POLYMORPHS – A REVIEW', Ceramics-Silikátyhttp://www.ceramics-silikaty.cz/2013/pdf/2013_03_167.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)