- asteriated
- adjective
Etymology: Greek asterios
Date: 1816
exhibiting asterism <asteriated sapphire>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
asteriated
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Asteriated — As*te ri*a ted, a. [See {Asterias}.] Radiated, with diverging rays; as, asteriated sapphire. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asteriated — [as tir′ē āt΄id] adj. [< Gr asterios, starred (< astēr, STAR)+ AT(E) + ED] 1. having radiate form; star shaped 2. Mineralogy having a structure that produces an asterism … English World dictionary
Asteriated sapphire — Sapphire Sap phire (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. saphir, F. saphir, L. sapphirus, Gr. ?, of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sapp[=i]r.] 1. (Min.) Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, {Al2O3}; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asteriated — /a stear ee ay tid/, adj. Mineral. exhibiting asterism. [1810 20; < Gk astéri(os) starry (deriv. of astér ASTER) + ATE1 + ED2] * * * … Universalium
asteriated — as·te·ri·at·ed … English syllables
asteriated — as•te•ri•at•ed [[t]æˈstɪər iˌeɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. mir (of a mineral or stone) exhibiting asterism • Etymology: 1810–20; < Gk astéri(os) starry … From formal English to slang
asteriated — a. having star like rays … Dictionary of difficult words
asteriated — adjective (of some crystals especially gemstones) exhibiting asterism • Pertains to noun: ↑asterism … Useful english dictionary
star quartz — noun : asteriated quartz * * * star quartz, asteriated quartz … Useful english dictionary
Al2O3 — Sapphire Sap phire (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. saphir, F. saphir, L. sapphirus, Gr. ?, of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sapp[=i]r.] 1. (Min.) Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, {Al2O3}; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
