almandine

[ al-muhn-deen, -dahyn, -din ]

/ ˈæl mənˌdin, -ˌdaɪn, -dɪn /

noun

a mineral, red iron aluminum garnet.

Origin of almandine

1670–80; <French, Middle French <Medieval Latin alamandīna,alabandīna a precious stone, probably a kind of garnet, equivalent to Alaband(a) a town in Asia Minor + -īna, feminine of -īnus-ine¹; compare Middle English alabaundaryne,alemaundine;cf. alabandite

Words nearby almandine

almah, al-Maliki, alma mater, almanac, Almanach de Gotha, almandine, almandite, Al Mansûrah, Al Marj, Alma-Tadema, Almaty

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Example sentences from the Web for almandine

Almandine, al′man-dīn, n. a red transparent variety of the garnet.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
In this way we are enabled to identify a jargoon or an almandine merely by looking at it.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896|Various
All the almandine garnets which I have examined, and nearly all the jargoons, show these characteristic absorption spectra.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896|Various
One is the variety of red garnet known as almandine, and the other is the jargoon.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896|Various

It seems related to both almandine and pyrope, and shows the absorption-spectrum of almandine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for almandine

almandine

/ (ˈælməndɪn, -ˌdaɪn) /

noun

a deep violet-red garnet that consists of iron aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Fe 3 Al 2 (SiO 4) 3

Word Origin for almandine

C17: from French, from Medieval Latin alabandīna, from Alabanda, ancient city of Asia Minor where these stones were cut

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单词	almandine
释义	almandine [ al-muhn-deen, -dahyn, -din ] / ˈæl mənˌdin, -ˌdaɪn, -dɪn / noun a mineral, red iron aluminum garnet. Origin of almandine 1670–80; <French, Middle French <Medieval Latin alamandīna,alabandīna a precious stone, probably a kind of garnet, equivalent to Alaband(a) a town in Asia Minor + -īna, feminine of -īnus-ine¹; compare Middle English alabaundaryne,alemaundine;cf. alabandite Words nearby almandine almah, al-Maliki, alma mater, almanac, Almanach de Gotha, almandine, almandite, Al Mansûrah, Al Marj, Alma-Tadema, Almaty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for almandine Almandine, al′man-dīn, n. a red transparent variety of the garnet. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various In this way we are enabled to identify a jargoon or an almandine merely by looking at it. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896\|Various All the almandine garnets which I have examined, and nearly all the jargoons, show these characteristic absorption spectra. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896\|Various One is the variety of red garnet known as almandine, and the other is the jargoon. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896\|Various It seems related to both almandine and pyrope, and shows the absorption-spectrum of almandine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4\|Various British Dictionary definitions for almandine almandine / (ˈælməndɪn, -ˌdaɪn) / noun a deep violet-red garnet that consists of iron aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Fe 3 Al 2 (SiO 4) 3 Word Origin for almandine C17: from French, from Medieval Latin alabandīna, from Alabanda, ancient city of Asia Minor where these stones were cut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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