different between topazolite vs topaz

English

Noun

topazolite (plural topazolites)

1. (mineralogy) A yellowish form of andradite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Topazolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “topazolite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

English

Etymology

From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from the Ancient Greek proper noun ???????? (Topázios), ancient name of St. John's Island, Egypt, in the Red Sea, believed to be the first discovered source of the mineral ???????? (topázion, “peridot”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t??pæz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?to?pæz/

Noun

topaz (usually uncountable, plural topazes)

1. A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
2. An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this.
3. A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.

4. (historical, British India) A black Catholic soldier in the British Army.

Descendants

• ? Welsh: topas

Translations

Adjective

topaz

1. Of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.

Translations

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Colors
• Killiecrankie diamond

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Topaz”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “topaz”, in Mindat.org?^[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?topas]

Noun

topaz m

1. topaz (clear, yellowish-brown gemstone)

Declension

Derived terms

• topazový

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?.pas/

Noun

topaz m inan

1. topaz (gem)

Declension

Derived terms

• topazowy

Further reading

• topaz in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French topaze.

Noun

topaz n (plural topaze)

1. topaz

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

topaz f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. topaz (gemstone)