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sunstone meaning in Tamil

அனல்காலி

sunstone in Tamil: அனல்காலி, கதிர்ச்சிலை. In English, sunstone means a translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.

Tamil words for sunstone

அனல்காலி, கதிர்ச்சிலை

English meaning of sunstone

  1. noun A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.
  2. noun A stone, possibly Icelandic spar, said in late medieval sources to have been used by navigators in the Viking Age and later to find the location of the sun in an overcast sky, possibly via polarization of light.

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What is the meaning of sunstone in Tamil?
Sunstone in Tamil is அனல்காலி, கதிர்ச்சிலை.
sunstone என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Sunstone: அனல்காலி, கதிர்ச்சிலை.
What does sunstone mean in English?
Sunstone means a translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.

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