chalcedony
pronunciation
How to pronounce chalcedony in British English:
UK [kæl'sedənɪ]
How to pronounce chalcedony in American English:
US [kæl'sedənɪ]
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- Noun:
- a milky or grayish translucent to transparent quartz
Word Origin
- chalcedony (n.)
- c. 1300, from Latin calcedonius, in Vulgate translating Greek khalkedon in Rev. xxi:19, found nowhere else. Connection with Chalcedon in Asia Minor "is very doubtful" [OED]. The city name is from Phoenician and means "new town."
Example
- 1. The first foundation was jasper ; the second , sapphire ; the third , a chalcedony ; the fourth , an emerald ;
- 2. Onyx , sard , and sardonyx are all varieties of chalcedony ( microcrystaline quartz ) .
- 3. Three very best in the tropical islands , ye tan secret tomb of genghis khan , great pyramid of khufu in depth , all kinds of hardships and dangers , finally made yibao soul beads , ice refined chalcedony and other valuables , cracking the stone sentinel maze robert smashed his grand plot to save the world .