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Definition: Calcedony |
CalcedonyNoun1. A milky or grayish translucent to transparent quartz. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "calcedony" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1835. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Chemistry | Variety of quartz. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | See:chalcedony. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: CalcedonySynonym: chalcedony (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: chalcedonies (european union, chemistry). |
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calcedony | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "calcedony"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | kalcedon (chalcedony). (various references) | |
Dutch | chalcedoon (chalcedony), chalcedon (chalcedony). (various references) | |
French | chalcédoine, calcédoine. (various references) | |
German | Chalzedon (chalcedony), Chalcedon (chalcedony). (various references) | |
Greek | χαλκηδόνιος (chalcedony). (various references) | |
Italian | calcedonio (chalcedony). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alcedonycay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | calcedónia (chalcedony). (various references) | |
Romanian | calcedonie. (various references) | |
Spanish | calcedonia (chalcedony). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Revelation Chapter 21, Verse 19 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai oi qemelioi tou teicouV thV polewV panti liqw timiw kekosmhmenoi o qemelioV o prwtoV iaspiV o deuteroV sapfeiroV o tritoV calkhdwn o tetartoV smaragdoV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Fundamenta muri civitatis omni lapide pretioso ornata fundamentum primum iaspis secundus sapphyrus tertius carcedonius quartus zmaragdus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the foundementis of the wal of the citee weren ourned with al preciouse stoon. The firste foundement, iaspis; the secounde, safiris; the thridde, calcedonyus; the fourthe, smaragdus; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And the foundacions of the wall of ye cite was garnisshed with all maner of precious stones The fyrste foundacion was iaspar the seconde saphyre the thyrde a calcedony the fourth an emeralde: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The bases of the wall of the town had ornaments of all sorts of beautiful stones. The first base was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Revelation Chapter 21, Verse 19 |
| Bulgarian | И от двете страни на реката имаше дърво на живот, което раждаше плод дванадесет пъти, като даваше плод всеки месец; и листата на дърветата бяха за изцеление на народите. |
| Cebuano | Ang mga patukuranan sa paril sa siyudad gidayandayanan sa tanang matang sa mga batong hamili: ang nahauna haspe, ang ikaduha sapiro, ang ikatulo kalsidonya, ang ikaupat ismiralda, |
| Chinese | 城 牆 的 基 是 " 各 樣 寶 石 修 飾 的 。 第 一 基 是 碧 玉 ． 第 二 是 藍 寶 石 ． 第 三 是 瑪 瑙 ． 第 四 是 寶 石 ． |
| Croatian | Temelji su gradskih zidina urešeni svakovrsnim dragim kamenjem: prvi je temelj od jaspisa, drugi od safira, treæi od kalcedona, èetvrti od smaragda, |
| Danish | Stadmurens Grundsten vare prydede med alle Hånde Ædelsten: den første Grundsten var Jaspis, den anden Safir, den tredje Kalkedon, den fjerde Smaragd, |
| Dutch | En de fondamenten van den muur der stad waren met allerlei kostelijk gesteente versierd. Het eerste fondament was Jaspis, het tweede Saffier, het derde Chalcedon, het vierde Smaragd. |
| Finnish | Ja kaupungin muurin perustukset olivat kaunistetut kaikkinaisilla kalleilla kivillä; ensimmäinen perustus oli jaspis, toinen safiiri, kolmas kalkedon, neljäs smaragdi, |
| French | Les fondements de la muraille de la ville étaient ornés de pierres précieuses de toute espèce: le premier fondement était de jaspe, le second de saphir, le troisième de calcédoine, le quatrième d`émeraude, |
| German | Und die Grundsteine der Mauer um die Stadt waren geschmückt mit allerlei Edelgestein. Der erste Grund war ein Jaspis, der andere ein Saphir, der dritte ein Chalzedonier, der vierte ein Smaragd, |
| Haitian Creole | Gwo wòch fondasyon miray lavil la te byen òne ak tout kalite piè bijou gwo pri. Premie wòch la te an jasp, dezyèm lan an safi, twazièm lan an agat, katriyèm lan an emwòd, |
| Hungarian | És a város kõfalának alapjai ékesítve valának mindenféle drágakövekkel. Az elsõ alap jáspis; a második zafir; a harmadik kálczédon; a negyedik smaragd; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Batu-batu pondasi kota itu dihiasi dengan segala macam batu permata. Batu pondasi yang pertama dibuat dari batu baiduri pandan, yang kedua dari batu nilam, ketiga dari batu yakut, keempat dari batu zamrud, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Segala asas dewala negeri itu dihiasi dengan segala jenis permata; adapun asas yang pertama yasib, dan yang kedua nilam, dan yang ketiga akik putih, dan yang keempat zamrud, |
| Italian | Le fondamenta delle mura della citt sono adorne di ogni specie di pietre preziose. Il primo fondamento è di diaspro, il secondo di zaffìro, il terzo di calcedònio, il quarto di smeraldo, |
| Korean | 그 성 의 성 곽 의 기 초 석 은 각 색 보 석 으 로 꾸 몄 " 데 첫 째 기 초 석 은 벽 옥 이 ", 둘 째 " 남 보 석 이 ", 세 째 " 옥 수 ", 네 째 " 녹 보 석 이 ", |
| Latvian | Un pilsçtas mûra pamati bija rotâti visâdiem dârgakmeòiem: pirmajâ pamatakmenî jaspids, otrâ safirs, treðâ halkedons, ceturtajâ smaragds, |
| Maori | Ko nga turanga o te taiepa o te pa he mea whakapaipai ki nga kohatu utu nui katoa. Ko te turanga tuatahi he hahapa; ko te tuarua, he hapaira; ko te tuatoru, he karakeroni; ko te tuawha, he emerara; |
| Modern Greek | Και τα θεμελια του τειχους της πολεως ησαν κεκοσμημενα με παντα λιθον πολυτιμον· το πρωτον θεμελιον ιασπις, το δευτερον σαπφειρος, το τριτον χαλκηδων, το τεταρτον σμαραγδος, |
| Norwegian | Og grunnstenene i stadens mur var prydet med allslags kostelig sten; den første grunnsten var jaspis, den annen safir, den tredje kalkedon, den fjerde smaragd, |
| Portuguese | Os fundamentos do muro da cidade estavam adornados de toda espécie de pedras preciosas. O primeiro fundamento era de jaspe; o segundo, de safira; o terceiro, de calcedônia; o quarto, de esmeralda; |
| Rumanian | Temeliile zidului cetqyii erau kmpodobite cu pietre scumpe de tot felul: cea dintki temelie era de iaspis; a doua, de safir; a treia de halchedon; a patra, de smaragd; |
| Russian | пУОПЧБОЙС УФЕОЩ ЗПТП"Б ХЛТБЫЕОЩ ЧУСЛЙНЙ "ТБЗП"ЕООЩНЙ ЛБНОСНЙ: ПУОПЧБОЙЕ ЕТЧПЕ СУ ЙУ, ЧФПТПЕ УБ ЖЙТ, ФТЕФШЕ ИБМЛЙ"ПО, ЮЕФЧЕТФПЕ УНБТБЗ", |
| Shuar | Pen apujtukma kayasha ti shiir kaya ainia nujai najanamu asa ti shiir iwiaramuyi. Emka nu jaspi Káyauyi. Jímiara nusha sapiru Káyauyi. Menaintiua nusha ákata Káyauyi. Kuatrua nusha Ismirártauyi. |
| Spanish | Los cimientos del muro de la ciudad estaban adornados con toda piedra preciosa. El primer cimiento era de jaspe, el segundo de zafiro, el tercero de ágata, el cuarto de esmeralda, |
| Swahili | Mawe ya msingi wa ukuta huo yalikuwa yamepambwa kwa kila aina ya mawe ya thamani. Jiwe la kwanza la msingi lilikuwa jiwe la thamani jekundu, la pili yakuti samawati, la tatu kalkedoni, la nne zamaradi, |
| Swedish | Stadsmurens grundstenar voro skönt lagda och utgjordes av alla slags ädelstenar. Den första grundstenen var en jaspis, den andra en safir, den tredje en kalcedon, den fjärde en smaragd, |
| Thai | ฐานของกำแพงเมืองนั้นประ"ับ"้วยเพชรพลอยทุกชนิ" ฐานที่หนึ่งเป็นพลอยหยก ที่สองไพทูรย์ ที่สามหินคว๊อตซ์โปร่งแสง ที่สี่มรกต |
| Ukrainian | Підвалини муру міського прикрашені були всяким дорогоцінним камінням. Перша підвалина яспис, друга сапфір, третя халкидон, четверта смарагд, |
| Uma | Parawatu bente toe ratu'ui hampulu' ronyala watu to ncola, butu meha' parawatu hore hanyala porampai-na. To lomo' -na, watu yaspis, karomeha' -na, watu nilam, katolu-na, watu mirah, ka'opo' -na, watu zamrud, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-e-l-n-o-y" | |
-2 letters: cacodyl, cadency, celadon, conceal, condyle, cyclone. | |
-3 letters: acnode, adenyl, cancel, candle, canoed, clayed, cloned, cloyed, coaled, colead, cycled, deacon, lanced, loaned, noyade. | |
-4 letters: acned, acold, alone, anode, anole, candy, caned, canoe, cecal, clade, clean, clone, coaly, codec, coden, coled, coned, coney, coyed, cyano, cycad, cycle, cyclo, dance, decal, decay, decoy, delay, dolce, doyen, dynel, eland, laced, lacey, laden, lance, layed, leady, loden, lycea, naled, nodal, ocean, odyle, olden, yodel, yodle. | |
-5 letters: aced, acne, acyl, aeon, alec, aloe, cade, calo, cane, ceca, clad, clan, clay, clod, clon, cloy, coal, coca, coda, code, coed, cola, cold, cole, coly, cone, cony, cyan, dace, dale, deal, dean, deco, deny, dole, dona, done, dyne, elan, enol, lace, lacy, lade, lady, land, lane, lead, lean, lend, leno, load, loan, loca, lode, lone, node, noel, odea, odyl, oldy, olea, once, only, yald, yean, yeld, yond. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-d-e-l-n-o-y" | |
+1 letter: chalcedony. | |
+3 letters: encyclopedia, occidentally, radiolucency. | |
+4 letters: anecdotically, encyclopaedia, encyclopaedic, encyclopedias, synecdochical. | |
+5 letters: coincidentally, concentratedly, electrodynamic, encyclopaedias, endoscopically, unaccustomedly. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 6C 63 65 64 6F 6E 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- .-.. -.-. . -.. --- -. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01101100 01100011 01100101 01100100 01101111 01101110 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a l c e d o n y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 006C 0063 0065 0064 006F 006E 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)376778697170818091 |
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