lapis lazuli (redirected from Lapis-lazuli)

lapis laz·u·li  (lz-l, -y-, lzh-)

n.

An opaque to translucent blue, violet-blue, or greenish-blue semiprecious gemstone composed mainly of lazurite and calcite.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lapis lazul : Latin lapis, stone + Medieval Latin lazul, genitive of lazulum, lapis lazuli (from Arabic lzaward, from Persian ljward).]

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lapis lazuli, lazuli [ˈlæpɪs]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) a brilliant blue variety of the mineral lazurite, used as a gemstone

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) the deep blue colour of lapis lazuli Also called lapis

[from Latin lapis stone + Medieval Latin lazulī, from lazulum, from Arabic lāzaward, from Persian lāzhuward, of obscure origin]

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lapis lazuli

• azure stone - Another name for the lapis lazuli.
• lapis lazuli - A sky-blue semiprecious stone, it is pronounced lap-us-LAY-zuh-lee.
• sapphire - From Greek sappheiros, "lapis lazuli" or "blue stone."
• ultramarine - First a blue pigment made from lapis lazuli, imported from Asia by sea, so, in Latin, it was ultramarinus, "beyond the seas."

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lapis lazuli - an azure blue semiprecious stone     lazuli opaque gem - a gemstone that is opaque

Translations

lapis lazuli [ˈlæpɪsˈlæzjʊlaɪ] N → lapislázuli m

lapis lazuli [ˌlæpɪsˈlæzjʊlaɪ] n → lapis-lazuli m

lapis lazuli

n → Lapislazuli m

lapis lazuli [ˈlæpɪs ˈlæzjʊlaɪ] n → lapislazzuli m inv