What does auriferous mean?
Definitions for auriferous
ɔˈrɪf ər əsau·rif·er·ous
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Princeton's WordNet
auriferous, gold-bearingadjective
containing gold
"auriferous quartz veins"
Wiktionary
auriferousadjective
Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing
Etymology: From aurifer + the English suffix -ous. The Latin term in turn derived from aurum + fero.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Auriferousadjective
That which produces gold.
Etymology: aurifer, Lat.
Rocks rich in gems, and mountains big with mines,
Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays. James Thomson.
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auriferous
Auriferous refers to something that contains or is composed of gold. Usually it applies to natural materials such as rock or sediment that contain deposits of gold, making them diverse for gold mining.
Webster Dictionary
Auriferousadjective
gold-bearing; containing or producing gold
Etymology: [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurifre.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Auriferous
awr-if′ėr-us, adj. bearing or yielding gold.—v.t. and v.i. Aur′ify, to turn into gold. [L. aurifer—aurum, gold, ferre, to bear.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of auriferous in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of auriferous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- تبري حامل ذهباArabic
- златоносенBulgarian
- auríferCatalan, Valencian
- urrigeDanish
- goldhaltigGerman
- χρυσοφόροςGreek
- aŭrecaEsperanto
- auríferoSpanish
- aurifèreFrench
- úiréarachIrish
- yg mengandung emasIndonesian
- auriferoItalian
- אווריפיHebrew
- 金色のJapanese
- ಆರಿಫೆರಸ್Kannada
- 오리피스Korean
- auriferLatin
- goudhoudendDutch
- auríferoPortuguese
- золотоносныйRussian
- gulligSwedish
- செவிப்பறைTamil
- ఆరిఫెరస్Telugu
- auriferousTurkish
- 含金的Chinese
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