cymophane

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῡμ- (kūm-), the short stem of κῦμα (kûma, “wave”) + -φανης (-phanēs, “-showing”).

Fine-color cymophane with a sharp and centered eye

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌɪmə(ʊ)feɪn/

Noun

cymophane (countable and uncountable, plural cymophanes)

(mineralogy) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.

Synonyms

cat's eye

Derived terms

cymophanous

Translations

gemstone mineral

Czech: kočičí oko (cs)
Finnish: kymofaani
French: cymophane (fr) f
Hungarian: cimofán

Japanese: 猫目石 (ネコムイシ, nekome ishi)
Russian: коша́чий глаз m (košáčij glaz), цимофа́н m (cimofán)
Spanish: cimofana f
Swedish: kattöga n

French

Noun

cymophane f (plural cymophanes)

(mineralogy) cymophane

Further reading

“cymophane” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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