quartic
         n 1: an algebraic equation of the fourth degree [syn:
               {biquadrate}, {biquadratic}, {quartic}, {fourth power}]

English Dictionary: quartz glass	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quartic polynomial n a polynomial of the fourth degree [syn: biquadratic, biquadratic polynomial, quartic polynomial]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quartz n colorless glass made of almost pure silica [syn: {quartz glass}, quartz, vitreous silica, lechatelierite, crystal] a 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
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quartz battery n a stamp mill for stamping quartz [syn: quartz battery, quartz mill]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quartz crystal n a thin plate or small rod of quartz cut along certain lines and ground so that it can produce an electric signal at a constant frequency; used in crystal oscillators
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quartz glass n colorless glass made of almost pure silica [syn: {quartz glass}, quartz, vitreous silica, lechatelierite, crystal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quartz lamp n a mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quartz mill n a stamp mill for stamping quartz [syn: quartz battery, quartz mill]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quartz oscillator n an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal Synonym(s): crystal oscillator, quartz oscillator
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quartzite n hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quartzose adj relating to or made of quartz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
queer duck n someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group Synonym(s): kook, odd fellow, odd fish, queer bird, queer duck, odd man out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
QWERTY keyboard n the standard typewriter keyboard; the keys for Q, W, E, R, T, and Y are the first six from the left on the top row of letter keys
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartic \Quar"tic\, a. [L. quartus fourth.] (Mach.)       Of the fourth degree.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartic \Quar"tic\, n.       (a) (Alg.) A quantic of the fourth degree. See {Quantic}.       (b) (Geom.) A curve or surface whose equation is of the             fourth degree in the variables.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarto \Quar"to\, n.; pl. {Quartos}.       Originally, a book of the size of the fourth of sheet of       printing paper; a size leaves; in present usage, a book of a       square or nearly square form, and usually of large size.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartz \Quartz\, n. [G. quarz.] (Min.)       A form of silica, or silicon dioxide ({SiO2}), occurring in       hexagonal crystals, which are commonly colorless and       transparent, but sometimes also yellow, brown, purple, green,       and of other colors; also in cryptocrystalline massive forms       varying in color and degree of transparency, being sometimes       opaque.          Note: The crystalline varieties include: amethyst, violet;                citrine and false topaz, pale yellow; rock crystal,                transparent and colorless or nearly so; rose quartz,                rosecolored; smoky quartz, smoky brown. The chief                crypto-crystalline varieties are: agate, a chalcedony                in layers or clouded with different colors, including                the onyx and sardonyx; carnelian and sard, red or                flesh-colored chalcedony; chalcedony, nearly white, and                waxy in luster; chrysoprase, an apple-green chalcedony;                flint, hornstone, basanite, or touchstone, brown to                black in color and compact in texture; heliotrope,                green dotted with red; jasper, opaque, red yellow, or                brown, colored by iron or ferruginous clay; prase,                translucent and dull leek-green. Quartz is an essential                constituent of granite, and abounds in rocks of all                ages. It forms the rocks quartzite (quartz rock) and                sandstone, and makes most of the sand of the seashore.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartzite \Quartz"ite\, n. [Cf. F. quartzite.] (Min.)       Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed       sandstone; -- called also {quartz rock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartziferous \Quartz*if"er*ous\, a. [Quartz + -ferous.] (Min.)       Consisting chiefly of quartz; containing quartz.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartzite \Quartz"ite\, n. [Cf. F. quartzite.] (Min.)       Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed       sandstone; -- called also {quartz rock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartzoid \Quartz"oid\, n. [Quartz + -oid.] (Crystallog.)       A form of crystal common with quartz, consisting of two       six-sided pyramids, base to base.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartzose \Quartz"ose`\, a. [Cf. F. quartzeux, G. quarzig.]       (Min.)       Containing, or resembling, quartz; partaking of the nature or       qualities of quartz.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
quartzous \quartz"ous\, a. (Min.)       Quarzose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartzy \Quartz"y\, a. (Min.)       Quartzose.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Quartz Hill, CA (CDP, FIPS 59052)       Location: 34.65222 N, 118.21490 W       Population (1990): 9626 (3465 housing units)       Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 93536
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Quartzsite, AZ (town, FIPS 58010)       Location: 33.66699 N, 114.21499 W       Population (1990): 1876 (2296 housing units)       Area: 94.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Quartus       fourth, a Corinthian Christian who sent by Paul his salutations       to friends at Rome (Rom. 16:23).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Quartus, fourth