Chalcedony — A cut and polished Chalcedony geode General Category Oxide mineral Chemical formula … Wikipedia
Chalcedony — Chal*ced o*ny (k[a^]l*s[e^]d [ o]*n[y^] or k[a^]l s[ e]*d[ o]*n[y^]; 277), n.; pl. {Chalcedonies} ( n[i^]z). [ L. chalcedonius, fr. Gr. CHalkhdw n Chalcedon, a town in Asia Minor, opposite to Byzantium: cf. calc[ e]doine, OE. calcidoine,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chalcedony — (n.) c.1300, from L. calcedonius, in Vulgate translating Gk. khalkedon in Rev. xxi:19, found nowhere else. Connection with Chalcedon in Asia Minor is very doubtful [OED]. The city name is from Phoenician and means new town … Etymology dictionary
chalcedony — ► NOUN (pl. chalcedonies) ▪ quartz occurring in a microcrystalline form such as onyx and agate. ORIGIN Greek khalk d n … English terms dictionary
chalcedony — [kal sed′ n ē, kal′sə dō΄nē] n. pl. chalcedonies [ME & OFr calcedoine < LL (Vulg.) calcedonius, used to transl. Gr chalkēdōn (only in Rev. 21:19), a precious stone < ?] a type of quartz with a waxy luster and microscopic crystals often… … English World dictionary
chalcedony — chalcedonic /kal si don ik/, chalcedonous, adj. /kal sed n ee, kal seuh doh nee/, n., pl. chalcedonies. a microcrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, often milky or grayish. [1275 1325; ME calcedonie < LL chalcedonius (Vulgate, Rev. XIX, 19) … Universalium
chalcedony — chalcedonas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Amorfinė mikrokristalinė kvarco atmaina. formulė SiO₂ atitikmenys: angl. chalcedony rus. хальцедон … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
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chalcedony — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Middle English calcedonie, a precious stone, from Anglo French, from Late Latin chalcedonius, from Greek Chalkēdōn Chalcedon Date: 13th century a translucent variety of quartz of various colors and waxy luster •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
chalcedony — noun /kælˈsɛdəni/ A form of fine grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally … Wiktionary
