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sunstone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
sun-stone
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A stone, possibly Icelandic spar, said in late medieval sources to have been used by navigators in the Viking Age and later to find the location of the sun in an overcast sky, possibly via polarization of light.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

sun + stone. Compare Icelandic sólarsteinn.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sunstones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

aventurine aventurin avanturine moonstone

Synonyms

heliolite aventurine

Questions

What does sunstone mean?
A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.
Where does sunstone come from?
sun + stone. Compare Icelandic sólarsteinn.

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