tourmaline

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (countable, uncountable) A complex black or dark-coloured borosilicate mineral, compounded with various chemical elements and considered a semi-precious stone.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A transparent gemstone cut from it.

Sinonieme

taltalite

verdelite

tourmalinite

Vertalings

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈtʊɚ.mə.lɪn/
Etimologie (Engels)

From French tourmaline, ultimately from Sinhalese තෝරමල්ලී (tōramallī, “carnelian”)

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