aquamarine

aquamarine
Beryl Ber"yl (b[e^]r"[i^]l), n. [F. b['e]ryl, OF. beril, L. beryllus, Gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai[dsdot][=u]rya. Cf. {Brilliant}.] (Min.) A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a silicate of aluminum and beryllium. The {aquamarine} is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The {emerald} is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium. [1913 Webster]

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  • Aquamarine — A qua*ma*rine , n. (Min.) A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem. See {Beryl}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aquamarine — (n.) 1590s, agmarine, bluish green type of beryl, from French or Provençal, from L. aqua marina sea water, from aqua water (see AQUA (Cf. aqua )) + marina, fem. of marinus of the sea (see MARINE (Cf. marine) (adj.)). Apparently first used as a… …   Etymology dictionary

  • aquamarine — ► NOUN 1) a light bluish green variety of beryl. 2) a light bluish green colour. ORIGIN from Latin aqua marina seawater …   English terms dictionary

  • aquamarine — [ak΄wə mə rēn′, äk΄wə mə rēn′] n. [L aqua marina, sea water] 1. a transparent, pale bluish green variety of beryl, used in jewelry 2. its color adj. bluish green …   English World dictionary

  • Aquamarine — Infobox mineral name = Aquamarine category = beryl variety boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = 250 caption = Aquamarine formula = Be3Al2Si6O18 molweight = color = transparent (or can be translucent if included), greenish blue to blue green,… …   Wikipedia

  • aquamarine — [[t]æ̱kwəməri͟ːn[/t]] aquamarines 1) N VAR Aquamarines are clear, greenish blue stones, sometimes used to make jewellery. A necklace set with aquamarines. ...a large aquamarine ring. 2) COLOUR Aquamarine is used to describe things that are… …   English dictionary

  • aquamarine — UK [ˌækwəməˈriːn] / US [ˌækwəməˈrɪn] noun Word forms aquamarine : singular aquamarine plural aquamarines 1) [countable/uncountable] a green blue stone used for making jewellery 2) [uncountable] a green blue colour Derived word: aquamarine UK / US …   English dictionary

  • Aquamarine — Aquamarin (von lat. aqua marina „Meerwasser“) bezeichnet: ein Mineral, siehe Aquamarin einen US amerikanischen Fantasyfilm aus dem Jahr 2006, siehe Aquamarin (Film) den Aquamarin Regenbogenfisch eine Farbe, siehe Aquamarin (Farbe) ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • aquamarine — /ak weuh meuh reen , ah kweuh /, n. 1. a transparent, light blue or greenish blue variety of beryl, used as a gem. 2. light blue green or greenish blue. [1590 1600; < L aqua marina sea water (named from its color). See AQUA, MARINE] * * * Pale… …   Universalium

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