Alexandrite

//ˌæl.ɪɡˈzæn.dɹaɪt//

Synonyms for "alexandrite" (6 found)

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Related words (3)

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Translations

17 translations across 11 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 亞歷山大石 /亚历山大石 noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)
  • 紫翠玉 noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)
  • 變石 /变石 noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)
  • 變色石 /变色石 noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)

Finnish

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  • aleksandriitti noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)

French

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  • alexandrite noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)

Greek

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  • αλεξανδρίτης noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)

Italian

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  • alessandrite noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)

Japanese

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  • アレキサンドライト noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)
  • クリソベリル noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)
  • 金緑石 noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)

Polish

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  • aleksandryt noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)

Portuguese

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  • alexandrita noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)

Romanian

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  • alexandrit noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)

Russian

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  • александри́т noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)

Spanish

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  • alejandrita noun (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)

Sample sentences

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Lord Juss sat in the high seat midmost of the dais, with Goldry on his right in the seat of black opal, and on his left Spitfire, throned on the alexandrite. On the dais sat likewise those other lords of Demonland, and the guests of lower degree thronged the benches and the polished tables as the wide doors opened on their silver hinges, and the Ambassador with pomp and ceremony paced up the shining floor of marble and green tourmaline.

Source: tatoeba (8863887)

As the colors green and red are the national colors of Russia, and the date of discovery of this stone in Russia occurred on the Emperor’s birthday, the name alexandrite was given to this species of chrysoberyl.

Source: tatoeba (12214072)

[…] the body of each high seat was a single jewel of monstrous size: the left-hand seat a black opal, asparkle with steel-blue fire, the next a fire-opal, as it were a burning coal, the third seat an alexandrite, purple like wine by night but deep sea-green by day.

Source: wiktionary

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