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tourmaline

/toor-muh-lin, -leen/US // ˈtʊər mə lɪn, -ˌlin //UK // (ˈtʊəməˌliːn) //

碧玺,电气石,电气化石,电晕

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of a group of silicate minerals of complex composition, containing boron, aluminum, etc., usually black but having various colored, transparent varieties used as gems.

Examples

  • The upgraded design features double the tourmaline ceramic technology to tackle frizz and add extra shine to your waves.

  • Though regular ionic dryers aren’t going to do you much good, tourmaline naturally creates negatively charged ions and subsequent heat.

  • A reddish granitic stone, composed of quartz, felspar, and tourmaline.

  • It is true, others before him had noted that substances like tourmaline possessed electrical properties.

  • He showed that the electricity of tourmaline decreases rapidly from the summits or poles toward the middle of the crystal.

  • Of these minerals, beryl, garnet and tourmaline are the most abundant.

  • The locket was made of tourmaline, which has mysterious properties.