Meanings
plural chalcedonies
- countableuncountableA form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
2012 March 28, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128Synonyms: chalcedonite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekχαλκηδών
- Ancient Greekχαλκηδόνιος
- Latinchalcēdōnius
- Englishchalcedony
Borrowed from Latin chalcēdōnius, from Ancient Greek χαλκηδόνιος (khalkēdónios), from Ancient Greek χαλκηδών (khalkēdṓn), cognate to Arabic كَرْكَنْد (karkand).
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Ancient Greek χαλκηδών
- χαλκηδών (khalkēdṓn)form of fine-grained quartz
Basque kaltzedonia
- kaltzedoniaform of fine-grained quartz
Catalan calcedònia
- calcedòniaform of fine-grained quartz
Chinese Mandarin 玉髓, 石髓
- 玉髓 (yùsuǐ)form of fine-grained quartz
- 石髓 (shísuǐ)form of fine-grained quartz
Czech chalcedon
- chalcedonform of fine-grained quartz
Estonian kaltsedon
- kaltsedonform of fine-grained quartz
Finnish kalsedoni
- kalsedoniform of fine-grained quartz
French calcédoine
- calcédoineform of fine-grained quartz
German Chalcedon
- Chalcedonform of fine-grained quartz
Hebrew כלקדון
- כלקדוןform of fine-grained quartz
Indonesian kalsedon
- kalsedonform of fine-grained quartz
Irish cailceadón
- cailceadónform of fine-grained quartz
Italian calcedonio
- calcedonioform of fine-grained quartz
Japanese 玉髄
- 玉髄 (gyokuzui)form of fine-grained quartz
Korean 옥수
- 옥수 (oksu)form of fine-grained quartz
Latvian halcedons
- halcedonsform of fine-grained quartz
Lithuanian chalcedonas
- chalcedonasform of fine-grained quartz
Māori karakeroni
- karakeroniform of fine-grained quartz
Norwegian Bokmål kalsedon
- kalsedonform of fine-grained quartz
Persian کرکهان
- کرکهان (karkahân)form of fine-grained quartz
Polish chalcedon
- chalcedonform of fine-grained quartz
Portuguese calcedônia
- calcedôniaform of fine-grained quartz
Russian халцедо́н
- халцедо́н (xalcedón)form of fine-grained quartz
Slovak chalcedón
- chalcedónform of fine-grained quartz
Spanish calcedonia
- calcedoniaform of fine-grained quartz
Swahili kalkedoni
- kalkedoniform of fine-grained quartz
Swedish kalcedon
- kalcedonform of fine-grained quartz
Tagalog kalsedonya
- kalsedonyaform of fine-grained quartz
Thai แคลเซโดนี
- แคลเซโดนีform of fine-grained quartz
Turkish kalsedon
- kalsedonform of fine-grained quartz
Ukrainian халцедон
- халцедон (xalcedon)form of fine-grained quartz
Vietnamese chan-xe-đon
- chan-xe-đonform of fine-grained quartz
Welsh calsedon
- calsedonform of fine-grained quartz
Cite this entry
chalcedony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalcedony
“chalcedony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalcedony. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chalcedony,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalcedony.
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