释义 |
trid·y·mite \ˈtridəˌmīt\ noun (-s) Etymology: German tridymit, from Greek tridymos threefold (irregular from tri- three + didymos twin) + German -it -ite; from its common occurrence in trillings — more at tri-, didym- : a mineral SiO2 that is a silica, differs from quartz in its usually minute thin tabular orthorhombic forms of crystallization, and is found in cavities in trachyte and similar rocks (hardness 7, specific gravity 2.28-2.33) |