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- [too r-muh-lin, -leen]
- /ˈtʊər mə lɪn, -ˌlin/
- /ˈtʊrm.ə.ˌlin/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [too r-muh-lin, -leen]
- /ˈtʊər mə lɪn, -ˌlin/
Definitions of tourmaline word
- noun tourmaline any of a group of silicate minerals of complex composition, containing boron, aluminum, etc., usually black but having various colored, transparent varieties used as gems. 1
- noun tourmaline gemstone 1
- noun tourmaline any of a group of hard glassy minerals of variable colour consisting of complex borosilicates of aluminium with quantities of lithium, sodium, calcium, potassium, iron, and magnesium in hexagonal crystalline form: used in optical and electrical equipment and in jewellery 0
- noun tourmaline a very hard, piezoelectric, rhombohedral mineral, (Na,Ca)(Mg,Fe,Al,Li)3Al6(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH)4, of various colors, used as a gem and in making pressure gauges 0
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Origin of tourmaline
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60; earlier tourmalin < German Turmalin, ultimately < Sinhalese tōramalliya carnelian; see -in2
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Parts of speech for Tourmaline
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tourmaline popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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