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sapphire 音标拼音: [s'æfɑɪɚ] a. 天蓝色的
n. 蓝宝石,天蓝色 天蓝色的蓝宝石,天蓝色 sapphire蓝宝石; 青玉色 sapphire蓝宝石 sapphire adj 1: of something having the color of a blue sapphire; " sapphire eyes" n 1: a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone 2: a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem 3: a light shade of blue [ synonym: { azure}, { cerulean}, { sapphire}, { lazuline}, { sky- blue}] Sapphire \ Sap" phire\, a. Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue. " The sapphire blaze." -- Gray. [ 1913 Webster]
Sapphire \ Sap" phire\ (? or ?; 277), n. [ OE. saphir, F. saphir, L. sapphirus, Gr. ?, of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sapp[ imac] r.] 1. ( Min.) Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, { Al2O3}; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem. [ 1913 Webster] Of rubies, sapphires, and of pearl[' e] s white. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Sapphire occurs in hexagonal crystals and also in granular and massive forms. The name sapphire is usually restricted to the blue crystals, while the bright red crystals are called Oriental rubies ( see under { Ruby}), the amethystine variety Oriental amethyst ( see under { Amethyst}), and the dull massive varieties corundum ( a name which is also used as a general term to include all varieties). See { Corundum}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The color of the gem; bright blue. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Zool.) Any humming bird of the genus { Hylocharis}, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue. [ 1913 Webster] { Star sapphire}, or { Asteriated sapphire} ( Min.), a kind of sapphire which exhibits asterism. [ 1913 Webster]
Corundum \ Co* run" dum\ ( k[- o]* r[ u^] n" d[ u^] m), n.; pl. { Corundums} ( k[- o]* r[ u^] n" d[ u^] mz). [ Also corindon.] [ From Hind. kurand corundum stone.] ( Min.) The mineral alumina ({ Al2O3}), as found native in a crystalline state. Transparent varieties are used as gemstones, including { sapphire}, which is the fine blue variety; the { oriental ruby}, or red sapphire; the { oriental amethyst}, or purple sapphire; and { adamantine spar}, the hair- brown variety. It is the hardest substance found native, next to the diamond. [ 1913 Webster PJC] Note: The name corundum is sometimes restricted to the non- transparent or coarser kinds. { Emery} is a dark- colored granular variety, usually admixed with magnetic iron ore. [ 1913 Webster] 68 Moby Thesaurus words for " sapphire": adamant, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, aquamarine, azure, azure- blue, azure- colored, azurean, azured, azureous, beryl, beryl- blue, berylline, bloodstone, blue, bluish, brilliant, carbuncle, carnelian, cerulean, ceruleous, cerulescent, chalcedony, chrysoberyl, chrysolite, citrine, coral, cyanean, dark- blue, deep- blue, demantoid, diamond, emerald, garnet, girasol, harlequin opal, heliotrope, hyacinth, jade, jadestone, jargoon, jasper, lapis lazuli, light- blue, lightish- blue, livid, moonstone, morganite, onyx, opal, pavonian, pavonine, peacock- blue, peridot, plasma, rose quartz, ruby, sapphirine, sard, sardonyx, sky- blue, sky- colored, sky- dyed, spinel, spinel ruby, topaz, turquoise
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