BERYL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does beryl mean? 

• BERYL (noun)
  The noun BERYL has 1 sense:

1. the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems

  Familiarity information: BERYL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BERYL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("beryl" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "beryl"):

atomic number 4; Be; beryllium; glucinium (a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "beryl"):

aquamarine (a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color)

emerald (a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone)

morganite (a kind of pink beryl used as a gemstone)

 Context examples 

If you but make such reparation as is in your power, by telling us where the beryls are, all shall be forgiven and forgotten.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Beryl ore is found in deeply buried rocks mainly in pegmatites.

(Beryl Ore, NCI Thesaurus)

One of the gold corners, with three of the beryls in it, was missing.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Any injury to it would be almost as serious as its complete loss, for there are no beryls in the world to match these, and it would be impossible to replace them.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

‘There are thirty-nine enormous beryls,’ said he, ‘and the price of the gold chasing is incalculable.’

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Heavy bands of astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat, while the deep blue cloak which was thrown over his shoulders was lined with flame-coloured silk and secured at the neck with a brooch which consisted of a single flaming beryl.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)