aquamarine

aq·ua·ma·rine

A0389300 (ăk′wə-mə-rēn′, ä′kwə-)n.1. A transparent blue-green variety of beryl, used as a gemstone.2. A pale blue to light greenish blue.

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[Latin aqua marīna, seawater : aqua, water; see aqua + marīna, feminine of marīnus, of the sea; see marine.]

aquamarine

(ˌækwəməˈriːn) n1. (Minerals) a pale greenish-blue transparent variety of beryl used as a gemstone2. (Colours) a. a pale blue to greenish-blue colourb. (as adjective): an aquamarine dress. [C19: from New Latin aqua marīna, from Latin: sea water (referring to the gem's colour)]

aq•ua•ma•rine

(ˌæk wə məˈrin, ˌɑ kwə-)

n. 1. a transparent light blue or greenish blue variety of beryl used as a gem. 2. a light blue-green or greenish blue color. [1590–1600; < Latin aqua marīna sea water]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aquamarine - a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in colorberyl - the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gemstransparent gem - a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion
	2.	aquamarine - a shade of blue tinged with green aqua, cobalt blue, greenish blue, peacock blue, turquoiseblue, blueness - blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"

Translations

acquamarinaаквамарин