chalcedony
A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucenceA form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
» My mother gave me a necklace made of beautiful blue chalcedony stones.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
Chalcedon
халцедо́нxalcedón
халцедонxalcedon
a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
Examples
1 sentencesMy mother gave me a necklace made of beautiful blue chalcedony stones.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin chalcēdōnius, from Ancient Greek χαλκηδόνιος (khalkēdónios), from AnciBorrowed from Latin chalcēdōnius, from Ancient Greek χαλκηδόνιος (khalkēdónios), from Ancient Greek χαλκηδών (khalkēdṓn), cognate to Arabic كَرْكَنْد (karkand).
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Forms
plural: chalcedonies| Singular | chalcedony |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz:calcedony
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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