Cymophane Definition

sīmə-fān
noun
An opalescent variety of chrysoberyl.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cymophane

Noun

Singular:
cymophane
Plural:
cymophanes

Origin of Cymophane

  • From Ancient Greek κῡμ- (kūm-), the short stem of κῦμα (kūma, “wave”) + -ϕανης (-phanēs, “-showing”).

    From Wiktionary

  • French Greek kūma wave, cyma cyma Greek -phanēs appearing –phane

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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