"opalite" meaning in All languages combined

See opalite on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈəʊ̯.pəl.aɪ̯t/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈəʊ̯.pəl.ʌɪ̯t/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈoʊ̯.pəl.aɪ̯t/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈɐʉ̯.pəl.ɑe̯t/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˈəʉ̯.pəl.ɑe̯t/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand, General-Australian], /ˈo.pəl.aɪ̯t/ [Scotland], /ˈo.pəl.ʌi̯t/ [Scotland], /ˈo.pəl.əi̯t/ [Scotland], /ˈoː.pal.əjʈ/ [India], /ˈoː.pal.ɑːjʈ/ [India] Forms: opalites [plural]
enPR: ō′pəl-īt Rhymes: -əʊpəlaɪt Etymology: From opal + -ite. First attested in 1896. Etymology templates: {{af|en|opal|-ite}} opal + -ite, {{etydate|1896}} First attested in 1896 Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} opalite (countable and uncountable, plural opalites)
  1. (mineralogy) Opal; some variety of it; an artificial mineral resembling it. Wikidata QID: Q171058 Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-opalite-en-noun-en:Q171058 Categories (other): Mineralogy Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (construction, sometimes attributive) Opal glass, formed into tiles or bricks. Wikidata QID: Q7095570 Tags: attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable Related terms: Opalite [alternative]
    Sense id: en-opalite-en-noun-en:Q7095570 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Construction, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
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