Beryl vs. Emerald

Berylnoun

A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone.

Berylnoun

(countable) An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl.

Berylnoun

(uncountable) A dull blueish green colour.

Beryladjective

Of a dull bluish green colour.

Berylnoun

A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a silicate of aluminum and beryllium. The aquamarine is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The emerald is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium.

Berylnoun

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

Beryl

Beryl ( BERR-əl) is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminium cyclosilicate with the chemical formula Be3Al2Si6O18. Well-known varieties of beryl include emerald and aquamarine.

Emeraldadjective

Of a rich green colour.

Emeraldnoun

Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.

Emeraldnoun

Emerald green, a colour.

Emeraldnoun

A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.

Emeraldverb

To ornament with, or as if with, emeralds; to make green.

Emeraldnoun

A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety of beryl. See Beryl.

Emeraldnoun

A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpare l. It is used by English printers.

Emeraldadjective

Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald.

Emeraldnoun

a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone

Emeraldnoun

a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

Emeraldnoun

the green color of an emerald

Emeraldnoun

a bright green precious stone consisting of a chromium-rich variety of beryl

Emeraldnoun

a bright green colour

Emeraldnoun

a slender-bodied green moth, the colour of which tends to fade as the moth ages.

Emeraldnoun

a hawker dragonfly with a metallic green body.

Emeraldnoun

a small hummingbird with bright metallic green plumage and darker wings and tail, found mainly in the area of the Caribbean and Central America.

Emeraldadjective

bright green in colour

Emerald

Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium and/or sometimes vanadium. Beryl has a hardness of 7.5–8 on the Mohs scale.