aquamarine colour

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• aquamarine — ► NOUN 1) a light bluish green variety of beryl. 2) a light bluish green colour. ORIGIN from Latin aqua marina seawater …   English terms dictionary

• aquamarine — [[t]æ̱kwəməri͟ːn[/t]] aquamarines 1) N VAR Aquamarines are clear, greenish blue stones, sometimes used to make jewellery. A necklace set with aquamarines. ...a large aquamarine ring. 2) COLOUR Aquamarine is used to describe things that are… …   English dictionary

• aquamarine — /ak weuh meuh reen , ah kweuh /, n. 1. a transparent, light blue or greenish blue variety of beryl, used as a gem. 2. light blue green or greenish blue. [1590 1600; < L aqua marina sea water (named from its color). See AQUA, MARINE] * * * Pale… …   Universalium

• colour — /kul euhr/, n., adj. v.t., v.i. Chiefly Brit. color. Usage. See or1. * * * I Aspect of any object that may be described in terms of hue, brightness, and saturation. It is associated with the visible wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, which …   Universalium

• aquamarine — [19] Aquamarine means literally ‘sea water’ – from Latin aqua marīna. Its first application in English was to the precious stone, a variety of beryl, so named because of its bluish green colour. The art critic John Ruskin seems to have been the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• aquamarine — [19] Aquamarine means literally ‘sea water’ – from Latin aqua marīna. Its first application in English was to the precious stone, a variety of beryl, so named because of its bluish green colour. The art critic John Ruskin seems to have been the… …   Word origins

• aquamarine — UK [ˌækwəməˈriːn] / US [ˌækwəməˈrɪn] noun Word forms aquamarine : singular aquamarine plural aquamarines 1) [countable/uncountable] a green blue stone used for making jewellery 2) [uncountable] a green blue colour Derived word: aquamarine UK / US …   English dictionary

• aquamarine — aq|ua|ma|rine [ˌækwəməˈri:n US ˌæ , ˌa: ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: aqua marina sea water ] 1.) [U and C] a greenish blue jewel, or the type of stone it comes from 2.) [U] a greenish blue colour >aquamarine adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• aquamarine — noun 1 (C, U) a greenish blue jewel or the type of stone it comes from 2 (U) a greenish blue colour aquamarine adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• aquamarine — /ækwəməˈrin / (say akwuhmuh reen) noun 1. a transparent light blue or greenish blue variety of beryl, used as a gem. 2. a light blue green or greenish blue. –adjective 3. of the colour of aquamarine. {Latin aqua marīna sea water; replacing aigue… …  

• aquamarine — 1. noun /ˌæ.kwə.məˈɹiːn/ a) The bluish green colour of the sea. b) A bluish green variety of beryl. 2. adjective /ˌæ.kwə.məˈɹiːn/ Of a bluish green colour …   Wiktionary