cubic zirconia

American  

[zur-koh-nee-uh] / zɜrˈkoʊ ni ə /

Sometimes cubic zirconium

noun

plural

cubic zirconias

1. an artificial crystal resembling a diamond in refraction, dispersion, hardness, and color, used in jewelry. CZ

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Example Sentences

Proposed alternatives include minerals such as calcium carbonate, alpha alumina, rutile and anatase titania, cubic zirconia, and even diamond.

From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025

I pointed at a 1 carat cubic zirconia solitaire, brassy and yellow.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021

A minute later, he was on his knee before her holding a $76 cubic zirconia ring.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2020

Think gold bamboo earrings pierced with a neon tongue ring and 5-inch-long cubic zirconia strips.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2020

Looking at myself in the rearview mirror, I took the cubic zirconia stud out of my left ear and replaced it with La Llorona’s elaborate ear pendant.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall