What is "turquoise" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does turquoise mean in English? Meaning of turquoise definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "turquoise" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "turquoise": a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate

Noun

  • Meaning: a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
  • Example: blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone
  • Synonyms: turquoise
  • Hypernyms: mineral opaque gem
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈtɚ.kɔɪz/, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈtɜː(ɹ).k(w)ɔɪz/, /ˈtɜː(ɹ).k(w)ɔɪs/

    Meaning of "turquoise": a shade of blue tinged with green

    Noun

  • Meaning: a shade of blue tinged with green
  • Synonyms: aqua aquamarine cobalt blue greenish blue peacock blue turquoise
  • Hypernyms: blue blueness
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈtɚ.kɔɪz/, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈtɜː(ɹ).k(w)ɔɪz/, /ˈtɜː(ɹ).k(w)ɔɪs/

  • Adjective: A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone. 2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 128:  Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 128:  Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, The China Governess[1]: The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise. turquoise colour:    1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, The China Governess[1]: The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.
  • Synonyms:

    color, aquamarine, mineral, blue-green, greenish-blue, sea-green,

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