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Redstone

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɹɛdˌstoʊn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛdˌstəʊn/
  • rhymes with -əʊn
  • US: /ˈɹɛd.stoʊn/
  • UK: /ˈɹɛd.stəʊn/
  • rhymes with -ɛdstəʊn
  • CMU ARPABET: R EH1 D S T OW2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pitkin County, Colorado.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A type of versatile material used to create electrical circuits and mechanisms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • He made a complicated redstone circuit to help farm sugar cane.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The entire system of circuitry, using redstone as its most basic material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From red + stone.

From red + stone, after its color.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅石 /红石 (hóngshí) — Translations
  • Turkish: kızıltaş — Translations
  • Turkish: redstone — Translations