alexandrite
Definitions
A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.
Equivalents
8 more languages
Ελληνικάαλεξανδρίτης
Suomialeksandriitti
Italianoalessandrite
Portuguêsalexandrita
Românăalexandrit
Русскийалександри́т
Examples
“[…] the body of each high seat was a single jewel of monstrous size: the left-hand seat a black opal, asparkle with steel-blue fire, the next a fire-opal, as it were a burning coal, the third seat an alexandrite, purple like⟳ wine by night but deep sea-green by day.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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