aquamarine : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: aquamarine	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for aquamarine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aquamarine n a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color a shade of blue tinged with green Synonym(s): greenish blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock blue
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aquamarine \A`quamarine"\, n. (Min.) A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem. See {Beryl}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beryl \Ber"yl\ (b[ecr]r"[icr]l), n. [F. b[82]ryl, OF. beril, L. beryllus, Gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai[dsdot][umac]rya. Cf. {Brilliant}.] (Min.) A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a silicate of aluminium and glucinum (beryllium). The {aquamarine} is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The {emerald} is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium.