tridymite

[ trid-uh-mahyt ]

/ ˈtrɪd əˌmaɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

a polymorph of quartz occurring in the form of small crystals, commonly twinned, in siliceous volcanic rocks.

Origin of tridymite

1865–70; <German Tridymit, equivalent to tridym- (Greek trídym(os) triple, equivalent to tri-tri- + (dí)dymosdidymous) + -it-ite¹

Words nearby tridymite

Tridentine, Tridentum, tridermic, tridimensional, triduum, tridymite, triecious, tried, tried-and-true, triella, triene

Example sentences from the Web for tridymite

The crystals, called cristobalite and tridymite, swim in clouds around stars just before they begin to form planets.
Space Bling: From Diamond Planets to Crystal Oceans to Precious Moon Jewels|Alexa Valiente, Jaewon Kang|October 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Spherulites may be regarded as radiate aggregates of such microliths (mostly felspar mixed with quartz or tridymite).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various
When crystalline grains or blebs of quartz occur, we have a quartz-trachyte; when tridymite is abundant, as in the trachyte of Co.
Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull

单词	tridymite
释义	tridymite [ trid-uh-mahyt ] / ˈtrɪd əˌmaɪt / noun Mineralogy. a polymorph of quartz occurring in the form of small crystals, commonly twinned, in siliceous volcanic rocks. Origin of tridymite 1865–70; <German Tridymit, equivalent to tridym- (Greek trídym(os) triple, equivalent to tri-tri- + (dí)dymosdidymous) + -it-ite¹ Words nearby tridymite Tridentine, Tridentum, tridermic, tridimensional, triduum, tridymite, triecious, tried, tried-and-true, triella, triene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tridymite The crystals, called cristobalite and tridymite, swim in clouds around stars just before they begin to form planets. Space Bling: From Diamond Planets to Crystal Oceans to Precious Moon Jewels\|Alexa Valiente, Jaewon Kang\|October 13, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Spherulites may be regarded as radiate aggregates of such microliths (mostly felspar mixed with quartz or tridymite). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7\|Various When crystalline grains or blebs of quartz occur, we have a quartz-trachyte; when tridymite is abundant, as in the trachyte of Co. Volcanoes: Past and Present\|Edward Hull
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