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Meaning of sunstone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A stone, possibly Icelandic spar, said in late medieval sources to have been used by navigators in the Viking Age and later to find the location of the sun in an overcast sky, possibly via polatization of light.
    countable, uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sunstrike Sunstroke Sunstrokes sunsuit Suntan suntan cream

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