TOPAZ

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does topaz mean? 

• TOPAZ (noun)
  The noun TOPAZ has 3 senses:

1. a yellow quartz

2. a mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone

3. a light brown the color of topaz

  Familiarity information: TOPAZ used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOPAZ (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A yellow quartz

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

common topaz; false topaz; topaz

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

quartz (a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

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

transparent gem (a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A light brown the color of topaz

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

tan; topaz

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

light brown (a brown that is light but unsaturated)

 Context examples 

The white of the throat and paws and the spots over the eyes was dirty because of the persistent and ineradicable brown, while the eyes themselves were twin topazes, golden and brown.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)