beryl
[ ber-uhl ]
/ ˈbɛr əl /
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noun
a mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, Be3Al2Si6O18, usually green, but also blue, rose, white, and golden, and both opaque and transparent, the latter variety including the gems emerald and aquamarine: the principal ore of beryllium.
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Origin of beryl
1275–1325; Middle English beril (<Anglo-French ) <Late Latin bērillus,Latin bēryllus<Greek bḗryllos
OTHER WORDS FROM beryl
ber·yl·ine [ber-uh-lin, -lahyn], /ˈbɛr ə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn/, adjectiveWords nearby beryl
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Beryl
[ ber-il ]
/ ˈbɛr ɪl /
noun
a female given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for beryl
beryl
/ (ˈbɛrɪl) /
noun
a white, blue, yellow, green, or pink mineral, found in coarse granites and igneous rocks. It is a source of beryllium and is sometimes used as a gemstone; the green variety is emerald, the blue is aquamarine. Composition: beryllium aluminium silicate. Formula: Be 3 Al 2 Si 6 O 18 . Crystal structure: hexagonal
Derived forms of beryl
beryline, adjectiveWord Origin for beryl
C13: from Old French, from Latin bēryllus, from Greek bērullos, of Indic origin
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Scientific definitions for beryl
beryl
[ bĕr′əl ]
A usually green or bluish-green hexagonal mineral occurring as transparent to translucent prisms in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Transparent varieties, such as emeralds and aquamarine, are valued as gems. Beryl is the main source of the element beryllium. Chemical formula: Be3Al2Si6O18.
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