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SPINEL RUBY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spinel ruby mean?
• SPINEL RUBY (noun)
The noun SPINEL RUBY has 1 sense:
1. a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red)
Familiarity information: SPINEL RUBY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
ruby spinel; spinel ruby
Hypernyms ("spinel ruby" is a kind of...):
spinel (a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spinel ruby"):
almandine (a purple variety of the ruby spinel)
balas; balas ruby (a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel)
rubicelle (a yellow or orange variety of ruby spinel)
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