beryl

«beryl» in Mova's school dictionary: A hard mineral that forms crystals, found in many… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (beryl, beryls); proper noun (Beryl, a name)

meaning for a pupil

1) A hard mineral that forms crystals, found in many colours; green beryl is emerald and blue-green beryl is aquamarine. tree →

2) (a name) Beryl is an old-fashioned girl's name. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on rocks and gems, beryl is an example of a crystal mineral. In stories, Beryl might be a grandmother's name. In the Bible, beryl is one of the precious stones listed in the city of heaven.

examples

• Emerald is a green kind of beryl. tree →
• The museum had a large beryl crystal. tree →
• Aquamarine is a blue beryl. tree →
• Great-aunt Beryl knitted me a scarf. tree →
• Beryl contains the element beryllium. tree →
• The jeweller polished the beryl. tree →

note

Say «BERR-il». As a name, capital B. Countable for crystals, uncountable for the mineral in general.

In the corpora

• Emeralds are green beryl, and the finest came from Colombia, where the Spanish took them from the 1500s.
• and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.
• His hands are as rods of gold set with beryl; his body is as polished ivory overlaid with sapphires.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «beryl» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.