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Webster 1913 Edition
Beryl
Ber′yl
(bĕr′ĭl)
, Noun.
(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. Webster 1828 Edition
Beryl
BER'YL
,Noun.
A mineral, considered by Cleaveland as a subspecies of Emerald. Its prevailing color is green of various shades,but always pale. Its crystals are usually longer and larger than those of the precious emerald, and its structure more distinctly foliated. It is harder than the apatite,with which it has been confounded; harder and less heavy than the pycnite. The best beryls are found in Brazil, in Siberia and Ceylon, and in Dauria, on the frontiers of China. They are found in many parts of the United States.
Definition 2024
Beryl
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English
Beryl (1)
Noun
beryl (countable and uncountable, plural beryls)
- (uncountable, mineralogy) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone.
- 2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 128:
- Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.
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- (countable) An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl.
- The crown was set with six beryls of excellent size and color.
- (uncountable) A dull blueish green colour.
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beryl colour:
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Translations
gem
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colour
Adjective
beryl (not comparable)
- Of a dull blueish green colour.
Translations
of a dull blueish green colour
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Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- (blues) blue; Alice blue, aqua, aquamarine, azure, baby blue, beryl, bice, bice blue, blue green, blue violet, blueberry, cadet blue, Cambridge blue, cerulean, cobalt blue, Copenhagen blue, cornflower, cornflower blue, cyan, Dodger blue, duck-egg blue, eggshell blue, electric-blue, gentian blue, ice blue, lapis lazuli, lovat, mazarine, midnight blue, navy, Nile blue, Oxford blue, peacock blue, petrol blue, powder blue, Prussian blue, robin's-egg blue, royal blue, sapphire, saxe blue, slate blue, sky blue, teal, turquoise, ultramarine, Wedgwood blue, zaffre (Category: en:Blues)
- aquamarine
- emerald
- heliodor
- Madagascar aquamarine
- morganite
Danish
Noun
beryl c (singular definite beryllen, plural indefinite beryller)
- beryl (the mineral and examples of the mineral)
Inflection
Inflection of beryl
Polish
beryl
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈbɛrɨl/
Noun
beryl m inan
- beryllium (chemical element)