cymophane

C3Y4M3O1P3H4A1N1E1
UK/ˈsʌɪ.mə(ʊ)ˌfeɪn/US/ˈsaɪ.məˌfeɪn/

noun

A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.

Similar
cat's eye
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Meanings

nouncymophane (countable and uncountable, plural cymophanes)

plural cymophanes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.

    Synonyms: cat's eye

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.

Similar
cat's eye

Origin

From cymo- + -phane.

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Translations

Catalan cimòfana, ull de gat
  • cimòfanagemstone mineral
  • ull de gatgemstone mineral
Czech kočičí oko
  • kočičí okogemstone mineral
Finnish kymofaani
  • kymofaanigemstone mineral
French cymophane
  • cymophanegemstone mineral
German Katzenauge
  • Katzenaugegemstone mineral
Hindi विदूर, लहसुनिया
  • विदूर (vidūr)gemstone mineral
  • लहसुनिया (lahsuniyā)gemstone mineral
  • वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya)gemstone mineral
  • वैदूर्य (vaidūrya)gemstone mineral
  • बैदूर्य (baidūrya)gemstone mineral
Hungarian cimofán
  • cimofángemstone mineral
Japanese 猫目石
  • 猫目石 (nekome ishi)gemstone mineral
Portuguese cimófano
  • cimófanogemstone mineral
Russian коша́чий глаз, цимофа́н
  • коша́чий глаз (košáčij glaz)gemstone mineral
  • цимофа́н (cimofán)gemstone mineral
Spanish cimofana
  • cimofanagemstone mineral
Swedish kattöga
  • kattögagemstone mineral
Cite this entry
APA

cymophane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cymophane

MLA

“cymophane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cymophane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cymophane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cymophane.

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