英语词汇“chalcedony”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

chal•ced•o•ny n., pl. -nies.

a microcrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, often milky or grayish.

Greek chalkēdó̄n chalcedony, identified by Saint Jerome with Chalcedon, the city) + -ius -ious
Late Latin chalcēdōnius (Vulgate, Rev. XIX, 19), equivalent. to chalcēdōn- (
1275–1325; Middle English calcedonie

chal•ce•don•ic chal•ced′o•nous, adj.

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chalcedony /kælˈsɛdənɪ/ n ( pl -nies)

a microcrystalline often greyish form of quartz with crystals arranged in parallel fibres: a gemstone. Formula: SiO₂

Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin chalcēdōnius, from Greek khalkēdōn a precious stone (Revelation 21:19), perhaps named after Khalkēdōn Chalcedon, town in Asia Minor

chalcedonic /ˌkælsɪˈdɒnɪk/ adj

单词	chalcedony
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 chal•ced•o•ny (kal sed′n ē, kal′sə dō′nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies. a microcrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, often milky or grayish. Greek chalkēdó̄n chalcedony, identified by Saint Jerome with Chalcedon, the city) + -ius -ious Late Latin chalcēdōnius (Vulgate, Rev. XIX, 19), equivalent. to chalcēdōn- ( 1275–1325; Middle English calcedonie chal•ce•don•ic (kal′si don′ik),USA pronunciation chal•ced′o•nous, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chalcedony /kælˈsɛdənɪ/ n ( pl -nies) a microcrystalline often greyish form of quartz with crystals arranged in parallel fibres: a gemstone. Formula: SiO₂ Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin chalcēdōnius, from Greek khalkēdōn a precious stone (Revelation 21:19), perhaps named after Khalkēdōn Chalcedon, town in Asia Minor chalcedonic /ˌkælsɪˈdɒnɪk/ adj
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