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ber·yl

(bĕr′əl)

A transparent to translucent glassy mineral, essentially aluminum beryllium silicate, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈, occurring in hexagonal prisms and constituting the chief source of beryllium. Transparent varieties in white, green, blue, yellow, or pink are valued as gems.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin bēryllus, from Greek bērullos, from bērullion, from Prakrit veruliya, from Pali veḷuriya; perhaps akin to Tamil veḷiru or viḷar, to whiten, become pale.]

ber′yl·line (-ə-lĭn, -līn′) adj.

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beryl

(ˈbɛrɪl)

(Minerals) a white, blue, yellow, green, or pink mineral, found in coarse granites and igneous rocks. It is a source of beryllium and is sometimes used as a gemstone; the green variety is emerald, the blue is aquamarine. Composition: beryllium aluminium silicate. Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18. Crystal structure: hexagonal

[C13: from Old French, from Latin bēryllus, from Greek bērullos, of Indic origin]

ˈberyline adj

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ber•yl

(ˈbɛr əl)

n.

a mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈, varieties of which are the gems emerald and aquamarine: the principal ore of beryllium.

[1275–1325; Middle English beril (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin bērillus, Latin bēryllus < Greek bḗryllos]

ber•yl•ine (ˈbɛr ə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn) adj.

ber·yl

(bĕr′əl)

A usually green or bluish-green mineral that is a silicate of beryllium and aluminum. Beryl occurs as transparent to translucent prisms in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Transparent varieties, such as emeralds, are valued as gems. Beryl is the main source of the element beryllium.

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Noun

beryl - the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems

atomic number 4, Be, beryllium, glucinium - a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

aquamarine - a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color

emerald - a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone

morganite - a kind of pink beryl used as a gemstone

Translations

Берил

beryl

Beryll

berilo

berilio

berüll

berylli

béryl

beril

berill

berillo

緑柱石

beryllus

beryl

berilo

beril

берил берилл

beryl

beryll

beril

beryl

[ˈberɪl] N → berilo m

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beryl

n → Beryll m

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beryl

[ˈbɛrɪl] n → berillo

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"Halloa, Beryl!" said he, and it seemed to me that the tone of his greeting was not altogether a cordial one.

"And yet we manage to make ourselves fairly happy, do we not, Beryl?"

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He read of the swallows that fly in and out of the little cafe at Smyrna where the Hadjis sit counting their amber beads and the turbaned merchants smoke their long tasselled pipes and talk gravely to each other; he read of the Obelisk in the Place de la Concorde that weeps tears of granite in its lonely sunless exile and longs to be back by the hot, lotus-covered Nile, where there are Sphinxes, and rose-red ibises, and white vultures with gilded claws, and crocodiles with small beryl eyes that crawl over the green steaming mud; he began to brood over those verses which, drawing music from kiss-stained marble, tell of that curious statue that Gautier compares to a contralto voice, the "monstre charmant" that couches in the porphyry-room of the Louvre.

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Heavy bands of astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat, while the deep blue cloak which was thrown over his shoulders was lined with flame-coloured silk and secured at the neck with a brooch which consisted of a single flaming beryl. Boots which extended halfway up his calves, and which were trimmed at the tops with rich brown fur, completed the impression of barbaric opulence which was suggested by his whole appearance.

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Keith and Beryl Crawford first met at Dudley Roller Rink in January 1957 - and have stayed together ever since.

Roller skate rescue led to marriage

Beryl Joan Greatwich died at the age of 95 on Thursday, July 18.

Fond farewell to a charity champion; Tributes as popular fundraising figure dies at age of 95

Pauline Collins and Polly James played the original flatmates, Dawn and Beryl Hennessey, but the Liver Birds really took flight when Dawn moved out and new flatmate Sandra Hutchinson, played by Nerys Hughes, moved in.

We watched the birdies; We look at how new comedy, The Liver Birds, first took flight 50 years ago

BRIAN and Beryl Haggath are celebrating their Diamond Wedding anniversary today.

Pair celebrate 60 years of marriage

The family of the victim, Beryl Adhiambo Ouma, opposed bail application by the accused Lyko Osuri, saying if released on bail he will interfere with witnesses, most of whom are his relatives.

State pathologist tried to cover up Beryl's murder - family

THIS is Beryl Mander - an incredible woman who's raised a whopping sum for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Brill Beryl's charity gift

Beryl Harvey, 78, did not turn up for a minor dogbite case after the letter went to the same address in a different town.