tourmaline

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

tourmaline

Synonymes

peridot

taltalite

verdelite

tourmalinite

Traductions

tormalina

turmalina

turmalina

toermalijn

Turmalin

turmalina

tormalina

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtʊɚ.mə.lɪn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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