noun
Meaning 1
A green garnet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Uralian emerald
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
demantoid
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈmæntɔɪd/
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General-American: /dɪˈmænˌtɔɪd/
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General-American: /diˈmænˌtɔɪd/
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General-American: /ˈdɛmənˌtɔɪd/
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rhymes with -æntɔɪd
noun
Meaning 2
a green andradite used as a gemstone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: andradite
History
Etymology
From German Demantoid, from archaic/obsolete Demant (“diamond”) + -oid, from Middle High German diemant, from Old French diamant.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: демантоид (demantoid) — Translations
- Chinese Mandarin: 翠榴石 — Translations
- Czech: démantoid — Translations
- Finnish: demantoidi — Translations
- Russian: демантоид (demantoid) — Translations
- Slovak: diamantoid — Translations
- Spanish: demantoide — Translations
- Swedish: demantoid — Translations