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“Quarts” or “Quartz”

quarts / quartz are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

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quarts k·w·AO·r·t·s

  • nouna United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon.
  • nouna British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters.
  • nouna United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches.

quartz k·w·AO·r·t·s

  • nouna hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities.
Usage

Examples in context

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“quarts”

  • typically stores up to 2 quarts of lubricant, and is installed
  • community to gather and purchase quarts of Brunswick Stew.

“quartz”

  • uses a technology known as Quartz, for graphics rendering and drawing
  • judges had routinely worn smoke-colored quartz lenses to conceal their eye
  • and may contain also biotite, quartz, and orthoclase.
  • the Karlsruher Grat, consists of quartz porphyry, specifically the Grünberg-quartz porphyry
  • the first to use a quartz to control the frequency of
  • Quartz Extreme for macOS and Windows
  • be identified by the prominent quartz "window" which allows UV light
  • $800,000 in nearly pure gold quartz during two years and $93,000
  • confined to a small fused quartz arc tube mounted within a
  • The first quartz clock was built in 1927

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