ADULARIA

Meaning of ADULARIA in English

/aj'euh lair"ee euh/ , n. Mineral.

a sometimes opalescent variety of orthoclase formed at a low temperature.

[ 1790-1800; adulaire, named after Adula a mountain group in Switzerland; see -ARY ]

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ADULARIA — noun Etymology: Italian, from French adulaire, from Adula, Swiss mountain group Date: 1798 a transparent or translucent orthoclase
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ADULARIA — ˌajəˈla(a)rēə noun also ad·u·lar ˈajəˌlär ( -s ) Etymology: adularia from Italian, modification of French adulaire, from Adula, mountain group …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADULARIA — (n.) A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by …
Английский словарь Webster
ADULARIA — ( n. ) A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ADULARIA — noun Etymology: Italian, from French adulaire, from Adula, Swiss mountain group Date: 1798 : a transparent or translucent orthoclase
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ADULARIA — noun a transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; called by …
Webster English vocab
ADULARIA — [ad.u.lar.ia] n [It, fr. F adulaire, fr. Adula, Swiss mountain group] (1798): a transparent or translucent orthoclase
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ADULARIA — a feldspar mineral that contains more than 80 percent potassium aluminosilicate (KAlSi3O8). It commonly forms colourless, glassy, prismatic, twinned crystals …
Britannica English vocabulary
ADULARIA — минер. адуляр (минералогия) адуляр, прозрачный ортоклаз; лунный камень
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADULARIA — n мин. адуляр, прозрачный ортоклаз; лунный камень
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ADULARIA — минер. адуляр
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ADULARIA — (n) адуляр; лунный камень; прозрачный ортоклаз
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ADULARIA — n мин. адуляр, прозрачный ортоклаз; лунный камень
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ADULARIA — n мин. адуляр, прозрачный ортоклаз; лунный камень
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ADULARIA — минер. адуляр (минералогия) адуляр, прозрачный ортоклаз; лунный камень
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADULARIA — Pronunciation: ˌ a-j ə - ' ler- ē - ə , ˌ a-dy ə - Function: noun Etymology: Italian, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ADULAR — noun see adularia
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SANIDINE — ˈsanəˌdēn, -_də̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: German sanidin, from Greek sanid-, sanis board + German -in -ine; from its …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYALOPHANE — hīˈaləˌfān noun ( -s ) Etymology: German hyalophan, from hyal- + -phan -phane : a mineral BaAl 2 Si 2 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADULARESCENCE — ˌajələˈres ə n(t)s, -ˌläˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: adular ia + -escence (as in luminescence ) : the changeable …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOONSTONE — /moohn"stohn'/ , n. 1. Also called precious moonstone . a semitransparent or translucent, opalescent, pearly-blue variety of adularia, used as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADULARESCENT — — adularescence , n. /aj'euh leuh res"euhnt/ , adj. (of certain gemstones, esp. adularia) having a milky, bluish luster. [ …
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АДУЛЯР — adular, adularia
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