beryl

beryl
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French beril, from Latin beryllus, from Greek bēryllos, back-formation from bēryllion beryl, of Indo-Aryan origin; akin to Prakrit verulia, veluriya beryl Date: 13th century a mineral consisting of a silicate of beryllium and aluminum of great hardness that occurs in colorless hexagonal prisms when pure and in various colors (as green, blue, yellow, or pink) when not pure, that is valued as a source of gems, and that is the principal source of beryllium

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Beryl — Beryl …   Википедия

  • Beryl — Cube Ansicht der Desktops …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • béryl — [ beril ] n. m. • beril « pierre précieuse » 1125; lat. beryllus, gr. bêrullos ♦ Minér. Silicate naturel d aluminium et de béryllium cristallisé, classé en plusieurs variétés selon la couleur et la composition chimique. Béryl ordinaire. Béryl… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • beryl — hard, lustrous mineral, c.1300, from O.Fr. beryl (12c., Mod.Fr. béryl), from L. beryllus, from Gk. beryllos, perhaps from Prakrit veruliya, from Skt. vaidurya , of Dravidian origin, perhaps from the city of Velur (modern Belur) in southern India …   Etymology dictionary

  • Beryl — f English: one of several women s names that are taken from gemstones and which came into fashion at the end of the 19th century. Beryl is a pale green stone (of which emerald is a variety). Other colours are also found. The word is from Greek,… …   First names dictionary

  • béryl — BÉRYL. s. mas. Pierre précieuse, verdâtre et transparente. Le Béryl étoit une des pierres du pectoral du Grand Prêtre chez les Juifs. On le nomme auJourd hui Aigue marine …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • beryl — I {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż III, D. u; lm D. i {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} pojedynczy kawałek minerału o tej samej nazwie (zwykle oszlifowany) : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Nosić beryle. {{/stl 10}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}} {{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}beryl II {{/stl… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Beryl — [bʉrl] n. [< BERYL, with ref. to gems] a feminine name …   English World dictionary

  • beryl — [ber′əl] n. [ME & OFr beril < L beryllus < Gr bēryllos, sea green gem < Prakrit veruliya < veḷuriya, of Dravidian orig., prob. after Vēlūr (now Bēlūr), city in S India] a very hard, lustrous, hexagonal mineral, Be3Al2Si6O18, that is… …   English World dictionary

  • Beryl — Ber yl (b[e^]r [i^]l), n. [F. b[ e]ryl, OF. beril, L. beryllus, Gr. bh ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai[dsdot][=u]rya. Cf. {Brilliant}.] (Min.) A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • béryl — chrysobéryl …   Dictionnaire des rimes

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”