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Webster 1913 Edition

Cymophane

Cym′o-phane

(s?m′?-f?n or s?′m?-)
,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] wave + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] To appear: cf. F.
cymophane
. So named in allusion to a peculiar opalescence often seen in it.]
(Min.)
See
Chrysoberyl
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cymophane

CYMOPHANE

,
Noun.
[Gr., a wave, to appear.] A mineral, called also chrysoberyl. Its color is green of different shades; its fracture conchyoidal or undulated, and in hardness it ranks next to the sapphire.

Definition 2024

cymophane

cymophane

English

Noun

cymophane ‎(countable and uncountable, plural cymophanes)

  1. (mineralogy) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.

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French

Noun

cymophane f ‎(plural cymophanes)

  1. (mineralogy) cymophane

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῡμ- ‎(kūm-), the short stem of κῦμα ‎(kûma, “wave”) + -ϕανης ‎(-ϕanēs, “-showing”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsʌɪmə(ʊ)feɪn/

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