What does chalcedony mean?
Definitions for chalcedony
kælˈsɛd n i, ˈkæl sɪˌdoʊ nichal·cedony
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Princeton's WordNet
chalcedony, calcedonynoun
a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
Wiktionary
chalcedonynoun
A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
ChatGPT
chalcedony
Chalcedony is a type of quartz crystal recognized for its semi-transparent to translucent appearance and variety of colors. It is typically presented as a banded or variegated variety, often found in the cavities of rocks. It is commonly used in jewelry and carving for its aesthetic appeal.
Webster Dictionary
Chalcedonynoun
a cryptocrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, having usually a whitish color, and a luster nearly like wax
Etymology: [ L. chalcedonius, fr. Gr. CHalkhdw`n Chalcedon, a town in Asia Minor, opposite to Byzantium: cf. calcdoine, OE. calcidoine, casidoyne. Cf. Cassidony.]
Wikidata
Chalcedony
Chalcedony is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths of the minerals quartz and moganite. These are both silica minerals, but they differ in that quartz has a trigonal crystal structure, while moganite is monoclinic. Chalcedony's standard chemical structure is SiO2. Chalcedony has a waxy luster, and may be semitransparent or translucent. It can assume a wide range of colors, but those most commonly seen are white to gray, grayish-blue or a shade of brown ranging from pale to nearly black. The name chalcedony comes from the Latin chalcedonius. The name appears first in Pliny the Elder's Naturalis Historia as a term for a translucid kind of Jaspis. The name is probably derived from the town Chalcedon in Asia Minor. A little later the Greek word khalkedon appears in the Book of Revelation. It is a Hapax legomenon, a word found nowhere else, so it is impossible to tell whether the precious gem mentioned in the Bible is the same mineral known by this name today.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chalcedony
kal-sed′ō-ni, or kal′-, n. a beautiful mineral of the quartz family, consisting of quartz with some admixture of opal—it is generally translucent, has a somewhat waxy lustre, and is in colour generally white or bluish-white.—adj. Chalcedon′ic.—n. Chalced′onyx, an agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a grayish translucent chalcedony. [Prob. from Chalcedon, in Asia Minor.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chalcedony in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chalcedony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- chalcedonCzech
- ChalcedonGerman
- calcedoniaSpanish
- kaltsedonEstonian
- kalsedoniFinnish
- calcédoineFrench
- כלקדוןHebrew
- kalcedonoIdo
- calcedonioItalian
- 玉髄Japanese
- chalcedonasLithuanian
- halcedonsLatvian
- karakeroniMāori
- chalcedonPolish
- calcedôniaPortuguese
- халцедонRussian
- chalcedónSlovak
- kalcedonSwedish
- kalkedoniSwahili
- kalsedonTurkish
- халцедонUkrainian
- chan-xe-đonVietnamese
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