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- Dictionarymeerschaum/ˈmɪəʃ(ə)m/
noun
- 1. a soft white claylike material consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, found chiefly in Turkey.
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Meerschaum definition: a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H4Mg2Si3O10, occurring in white, claylike masses, used for ornamental carvings, for pipe bowls, etc.; sepiolite.. See examples of MEERSCHAUM used in a sentence.
noun. meer· schaum ˈmir-shəm. -ˌshȯm. 1. : a fine light white clayey mineral that is a hydrous magnesium silicate found chiefly in Asia Minor and is used especially for tobacco pipes. 2. : a tobacco pipe of meerschaum. Examples of meerschaum in a Sentence.
Sepiolite, also known in English by the German name meerschaum (⫽ ˈ m ɪər ʃ ɔː m ⫽ MEER-shawm, ⫽-ʃ əm ⫽-shəm; German: [ˈmeːɐ̯ʃaʊm] ⓘ; meaning "sea foam"), is a soft white clay mineral, often used to make tobacco pipes (known as meerschaum pipes).
1. a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H 4 Mg 2 Si 3 O 10, occurring in white, claylike masses, used for ornamental carvings, for pipe bowls, etc.; sepiolite. 2. a tobacco pipe with a bowl made of this substance.
masculine noun. (Miner) meerschaum. Declension Meerschaum is a masculine noun. Remember that, in German, both the spelling of the word and the article preceding the word can change depending on whether it is in the nominative, accusative, genitive, or dative case.
1. a soft, claylike, orthorhombic mineral, Mg 4 (Si 2 O 5) 3 (OH) 2 ·6 H 2 O, used to make tobacco pipes and other heat-resistant items; hydrous magnesium silicate; sepiolite. 2. a pipe with a bowl made of this.
n. 1. A fine, compact, usually white claylike mineral of hydrous magnesium silicate, H 4 Mg 2 Si 3 O 10, found in the Mediterranean area and used in fashioning tobacco pipes and as a building stone. Also called sepiolite. 2. A tobacco pipe with a bowl made of this mineral.
