chalcedony
/kælˈsɛd.ə.ni/
chalcedony noun: a form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
Noun
chalcedony (countable and uncountable, plural chalcedonies)
- A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
- Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128
- Synonyms:
- chalcedonite
chalcedony meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Tagalog and Indonesian
chalcedony in Tamil
- சற்கடோனி
chalcedony in Bengali
- একটি স্বচ্ছ
chalcedony in Tagalog
- form of fine-grained quartz
- kalsedonya
chalcedony in Indonesian
- form of fine-grained quartz
- kalsedon
More languagesFewer languages
- chalcedony in Persian
- کرکهان karkahân
- chalcedony in Thai
- แคลเซโดนี
- chalcedony in Vietnamese
- chan-xe-đon
Synonyms of chalcedony
Forms of chalcedony
| plural | chalcedonies |
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Origin of chalcedony
Borrowed from Latin chalcēdōnius, from Ancient Greek χαλκηδόνιος (khalkēdónios), from Ancient Greek χαλκηδών (khalkēdṓn), cognate to Arabic كَرْكَنْد (karkand).
Words formed from chalcedony
Questions about chalcedony
- What does chalcedony mean?
- Chalcedony means a form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
- What is chalcedony in Tamil?
- Chalcedony in Tamil is சற்கடோனி. See Chalcedony meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chalcedony?
- Chalcedony is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chalcedony?
- Chalcedony is pronounced /kælˈsɛd.ə.ni/.
- What is the plural of chalcedony?
- The plural of chalcedony is chalcedonies.
Words near chalcedony in the dictionary
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