diopside

English

Diopside

Etymology

From French diopside, from Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /daɪˈɑpsaɪd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /daɪˈɒpsaɪd/

Noun

diopside (countable and uncountable, plural diopsides)

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi₂O₆, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

Derived terms

• chrome diopside

Related terms

• diopsidite

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: diopsidi (fi)
• French: diopside (fr) m
• German: Diopsid m
• Italian: diopside f
• Portuguese: diópsido m
• Russian: диопси́д (ru) m (diopsíd)
• Spanish: diópsido m

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Diopside”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “diopside”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
• diopside on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• dipodies

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djɔp.sid/

Noun

diopside m (plural diopsides)

1. (mineralogy) diopside

Further reading

• “diopside”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French diopside, from Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈɔ.psi.de/
• Rhymes: -ɔpside
• Hyphenation: di‧ò‧psi‧de

Noun

diopside f (plural diopsidi)

1. (mineralogy) diopside