topaz
A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impuritiesA silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
» These topaz earrings have been in my family for three generations.
Meaning
7 senses(uncountable, usually)A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
топа́зtopáz
топа́зtopáz
(uncountable, usually)An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this.
(uncountable, usually)A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
a light brown the color of topaz
(uncountable, usually)Or (gold or yellow), in blazoning by precious stones.
Topas
топа́зtopáz
топа́зtopáz
a yellow quartz
(uncountable, usually)Either of two species of very large hummingbirds in the genus Topaza.
(uncountable, usually)A ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus, the male of which has bright ruby feathers on the head and topaz on the throat
(British, India, historical)A black Catholic soldier in the British Army.
Examples
5 sentencesThese topaz earrings have been in my family for three generations.
Some way within the limits of the stretch of landscape, points of light like the topaz gleamed.
Topaz is a fairly hard gemstone, but it can break with relatively little force if you strike it at the right angle.
Snow is white, coal is black, gold is yellow, rubies are red, emeralds are green, topaz is blue, and amethysts are purple.
Topaz is rated as an 8 on the Mohs Hardness scale, making it an extremely tough gem.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos). VarFrom Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos).
Various theories. Hobson-Jobson mentions as possibilities a corruption of Persian (from Turkish) top-chi, "gunner", or a connection with topee, from the hats they wore.
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Forms
plural: topazesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a yellow quartz:false topazcommon topaz
- a light brown the color of topaz:tan
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable