chalcedony en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kælˈsɛd.ə.ni/
- (US) audio
- /ˈkæl.səˌdoʊ.ni/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin chalcēdōnius, from Ancient Greek χαλκηδόνιος (khalkēdónios), from Ancient Greek χαλκηδών (khalkēdṓn), cognate to Arabic كَرْكَنْد (karkand).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
2012 March 14, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chalcedonies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
flint · break · calcedon · chert · knapp · fracture · conchoidally · moganite · shatter · break · conchoidal · agate (noun: types of minerals) · flake
Synonyms
Translations (43)
fi kalsedoni (form of fine-grained quartz) · ga cailceadón (form of fine-grained quartz) · es calcedonia (form of fine-grained quartz) · eu kaltzedonia (form of fine-grained quartz) · gur kalkedonio (form of fine-grained quartz) · chr ᎧᎵᏏᏙᏂ (form of fine-grained quartz) · id kalsedon (form of fine-grained quartz) · et kaltsedon (form of fine-grained quartz) · hy քաղկեդոն (form of fine-grained quartz) · ja 玉髄 (form of fine-grained quartz) · de Chalcedon (form of fine-grained quartz) · fr calcédoine (form of fine-grained quartz) · su kalsedon (form of fine-grained quartz) · mk калцедо́н (form of fine-grained quartz) · gur kalkedon (form of fine-grained quartz) · vi chan-xe-đon (form of fine-grained quartz) · ru халцедо́н (form of fine-grained quartz) · pl chalcedon (form of fine-grained quartz) · it calcedonio (form of fine-grained quartz) · gur kalkedoni (form of fine-grained quartz) · grc χαλκηδών (form of fine-grained quartz) · sw kalkedoni (form of fine-grained quartz) · ca calcedònia (form of fine-grained quartz) · io kalcedono (form of fine-grained quartz) · lt chalcedonas (form of fine-grained quartz) · sk chalcedón (form of fine-grained quartz) · tr kalsedon (form of fine-grained quartz) · he כלקדון (form of fine-grained quartz) · nb kalsedon (form of fine-grained quartz) · nn kalsedon (form of fine-grained quartz) · mi karakeroni (form of fine-grained quartz) · pt calcedônia (form of fine-grained quartz) · lv halcedons (form of fine-grained quartz) · cmn 玉髓 (form of fine-grained quartz) · fa کرکهان (form of fine-grained quartz) · cmn 石髓 (form of fine-grained quartz) · uk халцедон (form of fine-grained quartz) · tl kalsedonya (form of fine-grained quartz) · sv kalcedon (form of fine-grained quartz) · ko 옥수 (form of fine-grained quartz) · th แคลเซโดนี (form of fine-grained quartz) · cs chalcedon (form of fine-grained quartz) · cy calsedon (form of fine-grained quartz)