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Meaning of "cacholong" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CACHOLONG

cacholong  [ˈkætʃəˌlɒŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CACHOLONG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cacholong is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CACHOLONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cacholong

Cacholong

Cacholong, also known as Kalmuck Agate, is a form of common opal, although it is often mistaken for agate or chalcedony. A milky white colour with a Mohs hardness of about 6, it is used for carving, cameos, etc. Found in Austria, Czech Republic, Mongolia and Uzbekistan, its name possibly comes from a river in Uzbekistan.

Definition of cacholong in the English dictionary

The definition of cacholong in the dictionary is a type of opal, commonly of a milky colour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CACHOLONG


age-long
ˈeɪdʒˌlɒŋ
daylong
ˈdeɪˌlɒŋ
endlong
ˈɛndˌlɒŋ
flatlong
ˈflætˌlɒŋ
furlong
ˈfɜːˌlɒŋ
headlong
ˈhɛdˌlɒŋ
hourlong
ˈaʊəˌlɒŋ
lifelong
ˈlaɪfˌlɒŋ
livelong
ˈlɪvˌlɒŋ
monthlong
ˈmʌnθˌlɒŋ
nightlong
ˈnaɪtˌlɒŋ
oblong
ˈɒbˌlɒŋ
oolong
ˈuːˌlɒŋ
passalong
ˈpɑːsəˌlɒŋ
sidelong
ˈsaɪdˌlɒŋ
sing-along
ˈsɪŋəˌlɒŋ
summer-long
ˈsʌmərˌlɒŋ
tagalong
ˈtæɡəˌlɒŋ
weeklong
ˈwiːkˌlɒŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CACHOLONG

cachaemia
cachaemic
cachalot
cache
cache memory
cachectic
cachectical
cachepot
cachet
cachexia
cachexic
cachexy
cachinnate
cachinnation
cachinnatory
cachou
cachucha
cacique
caciquism
cack

WORDS THAT END LIKE CACHOLONG

all along
as broad as it is long
before long
belong
come along
Geelong
get along
go along
klong
long
play along
prolong
push along
run along
schlong
Shillong
sing along
so long
string along
yearlong

Synonyms and antonyms of cacholong in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cacholong» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CACHOLONG

Find out the translation of cacholong to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cacholong from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cacholong» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cacholong
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cacholong
570 millions of speakers

English

cacholong
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cacholong
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cacholong
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кахолонг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cacholong
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cacholong
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cacholong
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cacholong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cacholong
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cacholong
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cacholong
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacholong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cacholong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cacholong
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅचोलॉँग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cacholong
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cacholong
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cacholong
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кахолонг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cacholong
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cacholong
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cacholong
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cacholong
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cacholong
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cacholong

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CACHOLONG»

The term «cacholong» is used very little and occupies the 184.892 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CACHOLONG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cacholong

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CACHOLONG»

Discover the use of cacholong in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cacholong and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology: Designed ...
2. cacholong.* Jameson. This variety of chalcedony, usually milk white, is sometimes grayish or yellowish white. It is opaque or slightly translucent at the edges. Its texture is seldom sufficiently firm to enable it to give fire with steel, although its ...
Parker Cleaveland, 1822
2
An Elementary Treatise of Mineralogy and Geology
Its fracture is even, or conchoidal with large cavities, sometimes dull, and sometimes pearly or glossy. It often adheres to the tongue, when partially disintegrated. Its specific gravity is 2.2. The Cacholong accompanies common chalcedony, ...
Parker Cleveland, 1822
3
Uzbekistan Mineral & Mining Sector Investment and Business Guide
Aitym Cacholong Content of graded cacholong is 0,4-4,74 kg/m3, of 11 17 km to N from the 32,4 opal is 0,5-5,82 kg/m3. Uchkuduk town Opal 40 12 Tamdykuduk 8,2 Content of graded cacholong is 3,45-5,47 kg/m3. For additional, investment ...
Ibpus.com, USA International Business Publications, 2007
4
Uzbekistan Mining Laws and Regulations Handbook
Aitym Cacholong Content of graded cacholong is 0,4-4,74 kg/m3, of 11 17 km to N from the 32,4 opal is 0,5-5,82 kg/m3. Uchkuduk town Opal 40 12 Tamdykuduk 8,2 Content of graded cacholong is 3,45-5,47 kg/m3. For additional, investment ...
IBP USA Staff, International Business Publications, USA, 2008
5
Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales: With an ...
CACHOLONG. Quarz agathe cacholong H. Silex cacholong BL i This mineral is opaque, harder than opal, dull externally, but internally of a. somewhat pearly lustre ; it is brittle and its fracture is flat conchoidal: it sometimes disintegrates by ...
William D... Conybeare, William Phillips, 1823
6
Elements of Mineralogy: Adapted to the Use of Seminaries and ...
It is more transparent than flint ; is never reddish like carnelian ; nor milk white and opake, like cacholong, nor striped like onyx and agate. It also differs from all these in exhibiting marks of internal mammillary concretions, when held between  ...
John Lee Comstock, 1827
7
An Elementary Introduction to the Knowledge of Mineralogy: ...
It is much prized by jewellers, and is usually cut into a convex form, termed by jewellers en cubochon. 1. CACHOLONG. Quarz agnthe cacholong H. Silex cacholong Bt. This mineral is opaque, harder than opal, dull externally, but internally of a ...
William Phillips, 1823
8
The Madura Country: A Manual
cedony and jasper ; decaying cacholong ; earthy cacholong ; precious garnet ; kaolin clay ; pyroxene in rose-colored granular limestone' ; chloritic potstone; axstone ; decayed felspar ; schorl and iron ; peastone ; magnetic iron ore : oxydulous ...
‎1989
9
A System of Mineralogy
«tmo )I Mothcr-of-Pearl Opal, or Cacholong. ^Bnsi •* ' j»«»ijti 1 1 '. burl a; • b«*( Perlmutter Opal, Karsten. Achates opalinus, tenax, fractura inasqualis, Cachalonius, Wall. gen. 20. sp. 126. p. 285. — Calccdoine alteiee, ou Cacholong , Home de ...
Robert Jameson, 1816
10
An Elementary Introduction to the knowledge of Mineralogy: ...
It is 'much prized by jewellers, and is usually cut into a convex form, termed by jewellers en cabochon.~ 1. cscnowuo. Quarz agathe cacholong H. Silex cacholong Bt. This mineral is opaque, harder than opal, dull externally, but internally of a ...
William PHILLIPS (F.L.S., etc.), 1823

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CACHOLONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cacholong is used in the context of the following news items.
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Protected species play exotic muses for jeweller Jordan Askill's first …
'The panther is carved out of white cacholong and the crystal has a lot of inclusions in it, so there's the feeling of the panther slowly melting into ... «wallpaper.com, Jun 15»
2
Piaget — Trois roses dans les mains d'or de Piaget
... tendre, offre une richesse de tonalités étonnantes qui tranchent avec le blanc pur de la cacholong dont est constituée la base du cadran. «WorldTempus, Feb 15»
3
Watches embrace horseplay
... pieces of stones such as jasper and obsidian make up the backdrop of the dial, while tesserae of cacholong (a type of opal) form the horse. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
4
Trying on the Ritz
And that is just for starters as next time I come I will take a closer look at the tsavorites, the cacholong, chalcedony, spinel, beryls and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 14»
5
Forgotten Fabergé Comes Out of the Attic
Fabergé artisans carved sardonyx, nephrite and cacholong to capture Pustynnikov's careworn forehead, creased boots and chest medals. «New York Times, Oct 13»
6
Cora Sheibani and Alain Cartier at Moatti Fine Art
... cream tartlet ring, 18kt white and yellow gold and cacholong opal ... cream tartlet ring, 18kt white and yellow gold and cacholong opal. «wallpaper.com, Nov 10»
7
Frank Gehry Jewelry Design Collection for Tiffany & Co.
New materials, such as pernambuco wood, black gold and cacholong stone. New textures, with surfaces treated to create a startling play of ... «Dexigner, Apr 06»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cacholong [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cacholong>. Apr 2024 ».
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