Aquamarine

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aquamarine \A`qua*ma*rine"\, n. (Min.)
     A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem.
     See {Beryl}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Beryl \Ber"yl\ (b[e^]r"[i^]l), n. [F. b['e]ryl, OF. beril, L.
     beryllus, Gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai[dsdot][=u]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 aluminum and 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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aquamarine
       n 1: a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
       2: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: {greenish blue}, {aqua},
           {turquoise}, {cobalt blue}, {peacock blue}]