AVENTURINE


Meaning of AVENTURINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈven-chə-ˌrēn, -rən ]

noun

Etymology: French, from aventure chance — more at adventure

Date: 1811

1. : glass containing opaque sparkling particles of foreign material usually copper or chromic oxide

2. : a translucent quartz spangled throughout with scales of mica or other mineral

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.