BALAS RUBY

Meaning of BALAS RUBY in English

[ 'baləs ]

■ noun a ruby of a delicate rose-red variety.

Origin

ME: from OFr. balais , from Arab. balaḵš , from Pers. Badaḵšān , a district of Afghanistan where it is found.

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BALAS RUBY — noun see balas
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALAS RUBY — () A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See Spinel.
Английский словарь Webster
BALAS RUBY — A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See Spinel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BALAS RUBY — a variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. ·see spinel.
Webster English vocab
BALAS RUBY — variety of the gemstone ruby spinel (q.v.).
Britannica English vocabulary
BALAS-RUBY — n мин. прозрачная шпинель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BALAS RUBY — (n) прозрачная шпинель
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BALAS-RUBY — n мин. прозрачная шпинель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BALAS-RUBY — n мин. прозрачная шпинель
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RUBY — Ruby gemstone composed of transparent red corundum (q.v.), a mineral form of aluminum oxide, Al2O3. Its colour varies from deep …
Britannica English vocabulary
BALAS — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French balais, from Medieval Latin balagius, ~cius, from Arabic balakhsh, from Balakhshān, ancient region …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RUBY — Gemstone composed of transparent red corundum . Its colour varies from deep to pale red, in some cases with a …
Английский словарь Британика
RUBY — I. ˈrübē, -bi noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French rubi, from Old French, irregular from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALAS — ˈbaləs noun or balas ruby ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English baleis, balis, balas, from Middle French balais, from Arabic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUBY — (a.) Ruby-colored; red; as, ruby lips.
Английский словарь Webster
RUBY — (n.) Any species of South American humming birds of the genus Clytolaema. The males have a ruby-colored throat or breast.
Английский словарь Webster
RUBY — (n.) That which has the color of the ruby, as red wine. Hence, a red blain or carbuncle.
Английский словарь Webster
RUBY — ( a. ) Ruby-colored; red; as, ruby lips.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RUBY — — rubylike , adj. /rooh"bee/ , n. , pl. rubies , adj. n. 1. a red variety of corundum, used …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BALAS — /bal"euhs, bay"leuhs/ , n. Mineral. a rose-red variety of spinel. Also called balas ruby . [ 1375-1425; late ME balasius, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUBY — I. ˈrü-bē noun ( plural rubies ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French rubi, rubin, from Medieval Latin rubinus, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BALAS — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French balais, from Medieval Latin balagius, balascius, from Arabic balakhsh, from Balakhshān, ancient region …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUBY — noun ·see agate, ·noun, 2. 2. ruby ·adj ruby-colored; red; as, ruby lips. 3. ruby ·noun the color of a …
Webster English vocab
RUBY — [ru.by] n, pl rubies [ME, fr. MF rubis, rubi, alter. of robin, fr. ML rubinus, fr. L rubeus reddish; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BALAS — [bal.as] n [ME, fr. MF balais, fr. Ar balakhsh, fr. Balakhshan, ancient region of Afghanistan] (15c): a ruby spinel of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUBY — ruby, Ruby BrE AmE ˈruːb i ▷ rubies ˈruːb iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BALAS — balas BrE AmE ˈbæl əs ˈbeɪl-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RUBY — / ˈruːbi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] a dark red precious stone : a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUBY — Ruby, Jack BrE AmE (1911–67) the man who killed Lee Harvey ↑ Oswald two days after Oswald was charged with …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUBY — n., adj., & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a rare precious stone consisting of corundum with a colour varying from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUBY — n., adj., & v. n. (pl. -ies) 1 a rare precious stone consisting of corundum with a colour varying from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUBY — n., adj., & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. a rare precious stone consisting of corundum with a colour varying from …
Oxford English vocab
RUBY — ( rubies) A ruby is a dark red jewel. ...a ruby and diamond ring. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUBY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All there was around her was endless waves of ruby and ice with the fog …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUBY — [noun] [C] - a dark red jewelThe ring was set with two rubies.She had ruby (= ruby-coloured) lips.
Cambridge English vocab
RUBY — n. Gemstone composed of transparent red corundum . Its colour varies from deep to pale red, in some cases with …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RUBY — Synonyms and related words : Titian, Titian-red, adamant, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, aquamarine, beryl, bloodstone, bricky, brilliant, carbuncle, cardinal, carmine, carnation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUBY — (Murray) Noun. Curry. Cockney rhyming slang. Ruby Murray, Belfast born singer, popular in 1950s. E.g."I'm starving! Let's go for a …
Slang English vocab
RUBY — < language > 1. A relational language designed by Jones and M. Sheeran in 1986 for describing and designing circuits …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
RUBY — (1911–67) the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963. Oswald had been arrested two days before for …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
RUBY — 1. сущ. 1) рубин, красный корунд (тж. true ruby, oriental ruby) 2) цвет рубина, ярко-красный цвет 3) нечто ярко-красного цвета …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALAS — n мин. прозрачная шпинель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RUBY — рубин, рубинный - ruby laser - ruby maser
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BALAS — (n) прозрачная шпинель
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BALAS — n мин. прозрачная шпинель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RUBY — 1. ʹru:bı n 1. рубин, чистый красный корунд ( тж. true ruby, oriental ruby) 2. ярко-красный, рубиновый цвет 3. красный …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BALAS — n мин. прозрачная шпинель
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RUBY — 1. сущ. 1) рубин, красный корунд ( тж. true ruby, oriental ruby ) 2) цвет рубина, ярко-красный цвет 3) нечто …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RUBY — 1. сущ. 1) рубин, красный корунд (тж. true ruby, oriental ruby) 2) цвет рубина, ярко-красный цвет 3) нечто ярко-красного цвета а) красный прыщик (обыкн. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RUBY — 1. сущ. 1) рубин, красный корунд (тж. true ruby, oriental ruby) 2) цвет рубина, ярко-красный цвет 3) нечто ярко-красного цвета …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALAS, BALAS-RUBY — (минералогия) прозрачная шпинель
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALAS, BALAS-RUBY — (минералогия) прозрачная шпинель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALAS, IOLANDA — born Dec. 12, 1936, Timisoara, Rom. Romanian athlete, the dominant performer in the women's high jump during the late 1950s …
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ALEXANDER BALAS, — also called Alexander Epiphanes died 145 BC king of Syria and Pergamum (Greek Asia Minor) and ruler of the remains …
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ALEXANDER BALAS — Александр I Валас
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SAND — balas
English-Visayan vocabulary
SPINEL — spə̇ˈnel sometimes ˈspin ə l noun or spi·nelle spə̇ˈnel ( -s ) Etymology: Italian spinella, spinello, diminutive of spina thorn, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUBY SPINEL — noun : a spinel used as a gem — see balas , rubicelle , spinel ruby
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALLAS — ˈbaləs noun ( plural ballas ) Etymology: probably from Portuguese balas, plural of bala, literally, ball, bullet, from Italian palla, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALLAS — /bal"euhs/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. ) Mineral. a spherical aggregate of small diamond crystals used for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUBY SPINEL — natural or synthetic gem-quality spinel (q.v.; magnesium aluminum oxide) that resembles ruby. The two natural gems are generally found together …
Britannica English vocabulary
PTOLEMY VI PHILOMETOR — (Greek: Loving His Mother) flourished c. 180, 145 BC Macedonian king of Egypt under whom an attempted invasion of Coele …
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DEMETRIUS II NICATOR — (Greek: Victor) born 161 BC died 125 king of Syria from 145 to 139 and from 129 to 125 BC. …
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DEMETRIUS I SOTER — (Greek: Saviour) born c. 187 BC died 150 king of Syria from 162 to 150 BC. He was one of …
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