diopside

[ dahy-op-sahyd, -sid ]

/ daɪˈɒp saɪd, -sɪd /

noun Mineralogy.

a monoclinic pyroxene mineral, calcium magnesium silicate, CaMg(SiO3)2, occurring in various colors, usually in crystals.

Origin of diopside

1800–10; di-³ + Greek óps(is) appearance + -ide

Words nearby diopside

Dionysus, dioon, diophantine analysis, diophantine equation, Diophantus, diopside, diopsimeter, dioptase, diopter, dioptometer, dioptre

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Example sentences from the Web for diopside

The augite is mostly a variety of diopside and is only occasionally idiomorphic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various
Here it is believed to be an alteration product of diopside (lime-magnesia pyroxene) in a contact-metamorphic silicated zone.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
Diopside, dī-op′sid, n. a grayish and readily cleavable variety of pyroxene.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for diopside

diopside

/ (daɪˈɒpsaɪd, -sɪd) /

noun

a colourless or pale-green pyroxene mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form: used as a gemstone. Formula: CaMgSi 2 O 6

Word Origin for diopside

C19: from di- ² + Greek opsis sight, appearance + -ide

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Scientific definitions for diopside

diopside

[ dī-ŏp′sīd′ ]

A light green, monoclinic variety of pyroxene, used as a gemstone and as a refractory material. Chemical formula: CaMgSi2O6.

单词	diopside
释义	diopside [ dahy-op-sahyd, -sid ] / daɪˈɒp saɪd, -sɪd / noun Mineralogy. a monoclinic pyroxene mineral, calcium magnesium silicate, CaMg(SiO3)2, occurring in various colors, usually in crystals. Origin of diopside 1800–10; di-³ + Greek óps(is) appearance + -ide Words nearby diopside Dionysus, dioon, diophantine analysis, diophantine equation, Diophantus, diopside, diopsimeter, dioptase, diopter, dioptometer, dioptre Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diopside The augite is mostly a variety of diopside and is only occasionally idiomorphic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10\|Various Here it is believed to be an alteration product of diopside (lime-magnesia pyroxene) in a contact-metamorphic silicated zone. The Economic Aspect of Geology\|C. K. Leith Diopside, dī-op′sid, n. a grayish and readily cleavable variety of pyroxene. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for diopside diopside / (daɪˈɒpsaɪd, -sɪd) / noun a colourless or pale-green pyroxene mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form: used as a gemstone. Formula: CaMgSi 2 O 6 Word Origin for diopside C19: from di- ² + Greek opsis sight, appearance + -ide Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for diopside diopside [ dī-ŏp′sīd′ ] A light green, monoclinic variety of pyroxene, used as a gemstone and as a refractory material. Chemical formula: CaMgSi2O6. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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