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Meaning of "diopside" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIOPSIDE

From di-² + Greek opsis sight, appearance + -ide.

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIOPSIDE

daɪˈɒpsaɪd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIOPSIDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diopside is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIOPSIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Diopside

Diopside is a monoclinic pyroxene mineral with composition MgCaSi2O6. It forms complete solid solution series with hedenbergite and augite, and partial solid solutions with orthopyroxene and pigeonite. It forms variably colored, but typically dull green crystals in the monoclinic prismatic class. It has two distinct prismatic cleavages at 87 and 93° typical of the pyroxene series. It has a Mohs hardness of six, a Vickers hardness of 7.7 GPa at a load of 0.98 N, and a specific gravity of 3.25 to 3.55. It is transparent to translucent with indices of refraction of nα=1.663–1.699, nβ=1.671–1.705, and nγ=1.693–1.728. The optic angle is 58° to 63°.

Definition of diopside in the English dictionary

The definition of diopside in the dictionary is a colourless or pale-green pyroxene mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form: used as a gemstone. Formula: CaMgSi2O6.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIOPSIDE

alongside · aside · beside · coincide · countryside · decide · depside · dioxide · hillside · homicide · inside · lakeside · outside · oxide · Riverside · seaside · set-aside · side · suicide · upside

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIOPSIDE

diophysite · diopsidic · dioptase · diopter · dioptometer · dioptometry · dioptral · dioptrate · dioptre · dioptric · dioptrical · dioptrically · dioptrics · Dior · diorama · dioramic · diorism · dioristic · dioristical

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIOPSIDE

A-side · at the outside · backside · bedside · downside · fall by the wayside · Humberside · Merseyside · on one side · on the credit side · on the safe side · on the side · poolside · preside · reside · set aside · shipside · side by side · topside · underside

Synonyms and antonyms of diopside in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «diopside» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIOPSIDE

Find out the translation of diopside to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of diopside from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diopside» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

透辉石
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

diópsido
570 millions of speakers
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diopside
510 millions of speakers
hi

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Diopside
380 millions of speakers
ar

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ديوبسيدي
280 millions of speakers
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диопсид
278 millions of speakers
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diopside
270 millions of speakers
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diopside
260 millions of speakers
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diopside
220 millions of speakers
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Diopside
190 millions of speakers
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Diopsid
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

透輝石
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

준 보석
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Diopside
85 millions of speakers
vi

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diopside
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஈரொபிசைட்டு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

डायॉसाइड
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Turkish

diopsit
70 millions of speakers
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diopside
65 millions of speakers
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diopside
50 millions of speakers
uk

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диопсид
40 millions of speakers
ro

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diopside
30 millions of speakers
el

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diopside
15 millions of speakers
af

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diopside
14 millions of speakers
sv

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diopsid
10 millions of speakers
no

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diopside
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIOPSIDE»

Discover the use of diopside in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diopside and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Single-chain Silicates
Earlier, Kushiro (1969c) had studied the reaction of diopside and plagioclase, using the compositions Di70An15Ab15, Di50An25Ab25 and Di30An35Ab35 at temperatures of 1150° and 1350°C and pressures between 15 and 31kbar.
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, 1997
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The Book of Stones: Who They Are and What They Teach
key WORDS Connection with the Earth, opening of the heart, healing, balance, subtle perception ELEMENT Earth CHAKRAS Heart (4th), Root (ist), Earthstar ( below the feet) Diopside is a calcium magnesium silicate with a hardness of 5.5 to 6 ...
Robert Simmons, Naisha Ahsian, 2007
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Rock-forming Minerals in Thin Section
Colour plate 8) into brush-shaped fibrous aggregates of amphibole (tremolite or actinolite). Low-temperature hydrothermal alteration leads to serpen- tinization. Weathering produces carbonate, hematite and quartz. Occurrence: diopside-rich  ...
Hans Pichler, Cornelia Schmitt-Riegraf, 1997
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Gems: Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification
is CaMgSi2O6; diopside forms two series, one with hedenbergite and one with johanssenite. The RI for the alpha, beta and gamma rays is 1.664, 1.672 and 1.694 with a mean birefringence of 0.026, biaxial positive. Pleochroism for the ...
Michael O'Donoghue, 2006
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Rock-forming Minerals
The latter consist of 40% inclusions of Fe-diopside, quartz, sphene, and a second scapolite; the host scapolite grains are homogeneous with composition Ca, 9Na, ,Al4,Si7 1O:4(CaCO,)„/,. The second type occurs only as fine-grained, anhedral ...
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, 2004
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Phase Diagrams for Geoscientists: An Atlas of the Earth's ...
The melting relations determined by [44], in combination with other melting studies on the enstatite-diopside join, provided sufficient information that made possible to estimate the melting relations in a series of temperature-composition phase ...
Tibor Gasparik, 2003
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Understanding the Earth
Thus, for example, a composition such as A, which consists of 80 per cent diopside + 20 per cent anorthite (usually expressed by the notation Di^An^), when equilibrated at the temperature of 1450 °C proved to be all liquid (glass). The same ...
Geoff Brown, Chris Hawkesworth, R. C. L. Wilson, 1992
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Essentials of Geochemistry
This causes the composition of the melt to become more diopside rich. With further cooling, the composition of the melt follows along the liquidus as more and more crystals are formed at the composition of the solidus, of pure anorthite. At point ...
John Walther, 2009
9
Geological Survey Professional Paper
The diopside grains have straight as well as sutured boundaries, with interpenetrating grains. Many of the diopside grains have serpentine cores, and some have kink bands. Many diopside grains have euhedral grain boundaries with olivine; ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1987
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Analogues of Hawaiian lavas— Continued, vm. SiO2... AlA-- Fe,03-- FeO... MgO... CaO... Na20.. kA.. H20+. H,0-. Ti02... ifnd'.'.' Sum. Quartz Orthoclase . . . Albite Anorthite Diopside Hypersthene . Magnetite Hematite Ilmenite Apatite Titanite 19  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIOPSIDE»

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Pangolin Updates Malatswae Diamond Project, Botswana
In addition to ilmenite, pyrope garnet and chrome diopside grains were also recovered. Many ilmenite and several pyrope grains have ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
2
Professor Hanington's Speaking of Science: Yogo Gulch sapphires
Within the structure are fine grained crystals of pyroxene, biotite, anorthite, olivine, nepheline, along with diopside, orthoclase, magnetite, ... «Elko Daily Free Press, May 15»
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FEATURE: The biggest trends from Baselworld 2015
At Judith Ripka, chrome diopside and green quartz paired beautifully in the Portofino range, while blue topaz, tourmalines and sapphires took ... «Professional Jeweller, May 15»
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Study Sheds Light on Where Diamonds Reside
"We found strong evidence that orangeites are sourced from MARID (Mica-Amphibole-Rutile-Ilmenite-Diopside) mantle, which up until recently ... «Laboratory Equipment, Apr 15»
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North Arrow Discovers Three New Kimberlites at the Pikoo Diamond …
Olivine macrocrysts up to 3 cm, are common with less common ilmenite, garnet and chrome diopside. Country rock dilution is estimated at less ... «Junior Mining Network, Mar 15»
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New Look, Jaeger, Amara and Dune: The safari style things we want …
... Portable Bluetooth Speaker. £299, Amara (amara.com). Ring. You're bound to attract a little green-eyed envy with this diopside gem sparkler. «Express.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Gemstone business: Between a rock and a hard place
... serpentine, red agate, diopside, pargasite, amethyst, scheelite, pollucite, chrome diopside and kunzite are also found in the mountainous belt ... «The Express Tribune, Feb 15»
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Rallying for Kosovar Mineral Wealth & Trepca Mines
... Bournonite, Calcite, Chalcanthite, Chalcedony, Chalcopyrite, Childrenite, Chlorite, Covellite, Galena, Cubanite, Diopside, Dolomite, Enargite, ... «Onislam.net, Jan 15»
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Pakistani Gems Industry Performing Below Par
... Clino Zoisite, Xenotime, Peridot, Nephrite, Serpentine, Red Agate, Diopside, Pargasite, Amethyst, Scheelite, Pollucite, Chrome Diopside and ... «Onislam.net, Jan 15»
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JTV Selects Three 'Gem of the Year' Candidates
Johnson added that each voter will be automatically entered into a contest to win a set of jewelry designs in chrome diopside, morganite and ... «Rapaport, Oct 14»
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