plural of quarter session

(historical) A local court traditionally held at four set times each year in the Kingdom of England from 1388, and later in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and various other dominions of the British Empire.

Synonym of bedroom

(Canada, US, colloquial) Who upset you, or caused you to behave in a certain way? criticizing somebody perceived as making an unreasonable or negative remark

Any watch that makes use of the piezoelectric property of a quartz crystal.

(mineralology) A type of quartz, often found in the hollow cavity of agate geodes, consisting of a layer of minute quartz crystals that have crystallized on the surface.

A portable electric radiant heater consisting of elements sealed in quartz glass tubes which produce infrared radiation in front of a reflective backing.

(electronics) A small crystal of quartz accurately cut in certain directions so that it can be vibrated at a particular frequency, to produce an electric signal of constant known frequency.

A mercury vapor lamp consisting of an ultraviolet light source, and enclosed by an envelope made from quartz rather than glass, which transmits ultraviolet light with little absorption.

(chemical engineering) A type of glass consisting of almost pure silica in amorphous (noncrystalline) form.