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- Dictionaryturquoise/ˈtəːkwɔɪz/
noun
- 1. a greenish-blue colour: "the turquoise waters of the bay"
- 2. a semi-precious stone, typically opaque and of a greenish-blue or sky-blue colour, consisting of a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium.
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Learn the origin, usage, and examples of the word turquoise, which can refer to a mineral or a color. Find out how to cite, translate, and play with this word on Merriam-Webster.com.
Turquoise is a bluish-green semi-precious stone or a bluish-green colour. Learn how to use the word in sentences and find out how to say it in different languages.
Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium, with the chemical formula Cu Al 6( PO 4)4( OH)8·4 H 2 O. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gemstone for millennia due to its hue.
A blue to bluish-green or yellowish-green triclinic mineral that occurs in reniform (kidney-shaped) masses with surfaces shaped like a bunch of grapes, especially in aluminum-rich igneous rocks such as trachyte. In its polished blue form it is prized as a gem. Chemical formula: CuAl 6 (PO 4 ) 4 (OH) 8 ·5H 2 O. Discover More.
Turquoise is a bluish-green semi-precious stone or a color. Learn how to use it in sentences and find out how to say it in different languages.
Definition of turquoise noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a white, grey, blue, green, red, yellow, or brown mineral, found in metamorphosed shales and limestones, in veins, and in some igneous rocks. It is used as an abrasive and as gemstone; the red variety is ruby, the blue is sapphire. Composition: aluminium oxide. Formula: Al 2 O 3.
