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| Domain | Definition |
Mining | A. One who appraises gems. Also spelled gemmologist (U.K.).b. One who has mastered gemology. (references) |
Occupations | Examines gemstones, such as jade, sapphires, and rubies, to evaluate their genuineness, quality, and value, utilizing knowledge of gems and market valuations: Examines gem surfaces and internal structure, using polariscope, refractometer, microscope, and other optical instruments, to differentiate between stones, identify rare specimens, or to detect flaws, defects, or peculiarities affecting gem values. Immerses stones in prescribed chemical solutions to determine specific gravities and key properties of gemstones or substitutes, which indicate physical characteristics of stone for gem identification, quality determination, and for appraisal. Grades stones for color, perfection, and quality of cut. Estimates wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and various economic changes that affect distribution of precious stones. May advise customers and others in use of gems to create attractive jewelry items. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Jewelry | Gemologist; minerologist. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
gemologist | 79 |
gemologist school | 9 |
certified gemologist | 9 |
graduate gemologist | 7 |
american gemologist international | 4 |
certified gemologist gia | 4 |
gemologist salary | 3 |
america gemologist institute | 3 |
become gemologist | 2 |
gemologist job | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "GEMOLOGIST"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
French | gemmologiste (gem expert, gemmologist). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | emologistgay | ||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "GEMOLOGIST": gemologists. (additional references) | |
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"GEMOLOGIST" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: gemmologist, semiologist. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-g-i-l-m-o-o-s-t" | |
-1 letter: geologist, gloomiest. | |
-2 letters: googlies, loggiest, toilsome. | |
-3 letters: egotism, giglets, giglots, gigolos, gimlets, goglets, gooiest, loggets, logiest, miggles, moggies, motiles, ologies, ologist, oolites, ostiole, semilog, stoolie, toggles. | |
-4 letters: egoism, egoist, gemots, giglet, giglot, gigolo, gigots, gimels, gimlet, glimes, glooms, goglet, golems, igloos, isolog, legist, legits, loggie, looies, miggle, moggie, molest, molies, motels, motile, oolite, osmole. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-g-i-l-m-o-o-s-t" | |
+1 letter: gemmologist, gemologists. | |
+2 letters: gemmologists. | |
+3 letters: etymologising. | |
+4 letters: agglomerations. | |
+5 letters: geomorphologist. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Usage: Commercial 2. Expressions: Internet 3. Translations: Modern 4. Derivations | 5. Anagrams 6. Bibliography |
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