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opal meaning in Punjabi

ਓਪਾਲ

/ˈəʊpəl/US/ˈoʊpəl/

opal in Punjabi: ਓਪਾਲ. In English, opal means a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO₂·nH₂O.

Punjabi words for opal

ਓਪਾਲ

English meaning of opal

  1. noun A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO₂·nH₂O.
  2. noun A precious gem, an iridescent gemstone found in the opal-silica mineral substrate (potch).
  3. noun The colour of opal: any shade of blue with bright flecks of other colours, such as white, yellow, and red.
  4. noun A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UGA.".

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Questions about opal in Punjabi

What is the meaning of opal in Punjabi?
Opal in Punjabi is ਓਪਾਲ.
opal ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Opal: ਓਪਾਲ.
What does opal mean in English?
Opal means a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO₂·nH₂O.

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Punjabi words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “opal”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: opal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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