Definitions for colophony
colopho·ny

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. colophonynoun

   translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin; used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of stringed instruments

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. colophonynoun

   rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin. Used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.

2. Etymology: From colophonia resina; named after the Ionic city of Colophon, which was known as producer of hardened resin.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Colophonynoun

   Rosin.

   Etymology: from Colophon, a city whence it came.

   Of Venetian turpentine, slowly evaporating about a fourth or fifth part, the remaining substance suffered to cool, would afford me a coherent body, or a fine colophony. Boyle.

   Turpentines and oils leave a colophony, upon the separation of their thinner oil. John Floyer, on the Humours.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. colophony

   Rosin (), also called colophony or Greek pitch (Latin: pix graeca), is a solid form of resin obtained from pines and some other plants, mostly conifers, produced by heating fresh liquid resin to vaporize the volatile liquid terpene components. It is semi-transparent and varies in color from yellow to black. At room temperature rosin is brittle, but it melts at stove-top temperature. It chiefly consists of various resin acids, especially abietic acid. The term colophony comes from colophonia resina, Latin for "resin from Colophon" (Ancient Greek: Κολοφωνία ῥητίνη, romanized: Kolophōnía rhētínē), an ancient Ionic city.

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1. colophony

   Colophony, also known as rosin, is a solid form of resin derived from pines and some other plants, mostly conifers. It is produced by heating fresh liquid resin to vaporize the volatile liquid terpene components. It is semi-transparent and varies in color from yellow to black. It is used in various applications including inks, varnishes, adhesives, soap, paper sizing, soda, soldering fluxes, and sealing wax.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Colophonynoun

   rosin

2. Etymology: [Gr. 'h kolofwni`a (sc. "rhti`nh resin, gum) resin, fr. Kolofw`nios of or from Colophon in Ionia.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Colophony

   kol-of′o-ni, n. the dark-coloured resin got from the distillation of turpentine with water. [Gr., from Colophon, in Asia Minor.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of colophony in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of colophony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=colophony
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Colophony
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=colophony
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colophony
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colophony
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=colophony