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Meaning of "sunstone" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUNSTONE

So called because it contains red and gold flecks which reflect the light.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUNSTONE

sunstone  [ˈsʌnˌstəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUNSTONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sunstone 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 SUNSTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sunstone

Sunstone is a plagioclase feldspar, which when viewed from certain directions exhibits a brilliant spangled appearance; this has led to its use as a gemstone. It has been found in Southern Norway, and in some United States localities. It is the official gemstone of Oregon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUNSTONE


amazonstone
ˈæməzənˌstəʊn
brownstone
ˈbraʊnˌstəʊn
cornstone
ˈkɔːnˌstəʊn
greenstone
ˈɡriːnˌstəʊn
gunstone
ˈɡʌnˌstəʊn
hornstone
ˈhɔːnˌstəʊn
ironstone
ˈaɪənˌstəʊn
logan-stone
ˈləʊɡənˌstəʊn
milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn
minestone
ˈmaɪnˌstəʊn
moonstone
ˈmuːnˌstəʊn
quernstone
ˈkwɜːnˌstəʊn
rhinestone
ˈraɪnˌstəʊn
rottenstone
ˈrɒtənˌstəʊn
spleenstone
ˈspliːnˌstəʊn
swinestone
ˈswaɪnˌstəʊn
tinstone
ˈtɪnˌstəʊn
turnstone
ˈtɜːnˌstəʊn
veinstone
ˈveɪnˌstəʊn
whinstone
ˈwɪnˌstəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUNSTONE

sunscreening
sunseeker
sunset
sunset clause
sunset industry
sunset law
sunsetting
sunshade
sunshine
sunshine law
sunshine roof
Sunshine State
sunshiny
sunspecs
sunspot
sunspotted
sunstar
sunstroke
sunstruck
sunsuit

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUNSTONE

birthstone
Blackstone
cobblestone
cornerstone
firestone
Gladstone
hearthstone
histone
keystone
kill two birds with one stone
limestone
Livingstone
Maidstone
rolling stone
sandstone
stepping stone
stone
tombstone
tone
touchstone
Yellowstone

Synonyms and antonyms of sunstone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sunstone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUNSTONE

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

Translator English - Chinese

太阳石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piedra del sol
570 millions of speakers

English

sunstone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Sunstone
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sunstone
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

солнечный камень
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sunstone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sunstone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sunstone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sunstone
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sonnenstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サンストーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sunstone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá thạch anh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sunstone
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूर्यप्रकाश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sunstone
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sunstone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sunstone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сонячний камінь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sunstone
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sunstone
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sunstone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

solsten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sunstone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sunstone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNSTONE»

The term «sunstone» is regularly used and occupies the 58.301 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNSTONE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sunstone» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sunstone» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUNSTONE»

Discover the use of sunstone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sunstone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Book of Stones: Who They Are and What They Teach
I ire chakras Sexual/Creative (2nd), Solar Plexus (3rd), Ihird Eye (6th) Iolite- Sunstone is a naturally occurring com-bina- tion of Iolite and Sunstone. Iolite is a mag-nesium aluminum silicate mineral with a hardness of 7 to 7.5. It forms in short ...
Robert Simmons, Naisha Ahsian, 2007
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Piedra de Sol
Nobel laureate Octavio Paz's premier long poem Sunstone/Piedra de Sol is here presented as a separate volume, with beautiful illustrations from an eighteenth-century treatise on the Mexican calendar.
Octavio Paz, 1991
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The Fall
Tal tries to steal a sunstone, but during his act of thievery is thrown off the Castle of Seven Towers by a powerful Spiritshadow Keeper.
Garth Nix, 2008
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Gems and Gemstones: Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World
oregon sunstone (transParent labradorite) system Inorganic class Silicate grouP Feldspar subgrouP Plagioclase sPecies Albite-Anorthite varieties yellow to champagne Oregon sunstone; red Oregon sunstone; green Oregon sunstone; bicolor ...
Lance Grande, Allison Augustyn, 2009
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Understanding Octavio Paz
Critics that read Sunstone at the time correctly perceived it as a kind of "return," while they corroborated Paz's later understanding that the poem was not merely a return but also a point of closure. From the beginning Sunstone was seen, then,  ...
Jose Quiroga, 1999
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Sunstone
The Generation Game
Freya Robertson, 2014
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OpenNebula 3 Cloud Computing
sunstone, installation about/ Sunstone installation requisites/ Sunstone installation noVNC, requisites / Sunstone installation selfcontained installations/ Sunstoneinstallation systemwide installations /Sunstone installation configuration  ...
Giovanni Toraldo, 2012
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Santa Fe: Its 400th Year : Exploring the Past, Defining the ...
Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 2003 Garrett, Pat. The authentic Life of Billy the Kid. Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 2007. Hunt, Frazier. The Tragic Days of Billy the Kid. Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 2009. Keleher, William A. Violence in Lincoln County,  ...
Rob Dean, 2010
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Rock Roles: Facts, Properties, and Lore of Gemstones
SUNSTONE. Sunstone. is a type of feldspar with a metallic glitter caused by tiny Hematite and Goethite platelets. This causes the stone to have a deep, rich shimmer called “schiller.” The feldspar crystals form in molten lava and are brought to ...
Suzanne Bettonville
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Plunkett's Real Estate & Construction Industry Almanac 2008: ...
SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS INC Industry Group Code: 525930 Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: 23 Profits: 57 www.sunstonehotels. com Properties: Apartments: Malls/Shopping: Offices: Hotels/Motels: ...
Jack W. Plunkett, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUNSTONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sunstone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sunstone Hotel Investors Rating Lowered to Hold at Zacks (SHO)
Sunstone Hotel Investors logo Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) was downgraded by Zacks from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. (SHO) is Trading Higher on Unusual …
Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. ($SHO) experienced unusually high volume on Jun. 30, as the stock gained 2.6% to a closing price of $15.01. The stock saw 4.95 ... «Equities.com, Jun 15»
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Lindsay Monge Sold $465900 Worth of Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc …
Lindsay Monge, the SVP – Treasurer of Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE:SHO) 14.80 -0.23 -1.53% , sold 30,000 shares of the company, with a market value ... «OctaFinance.com, May 15»
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Sunstone Hotel Investors Reports Results For First Quarter 2015
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is a lodging real estate investment trust ("REIT") that as of May 4, 2015 has interests in 30 hotels comprised of 14,306 rooms. «PR Newswire, May 15»
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Sunstone Hotel Investors to Host Property Tour and Company …
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: SHO) will host a property tour and company ... «PR Newswire, Apr 15»
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Sunstone Hotels: A Study In A Deceptive Dividend (SHO)
One example of a REIT that has carved out a unique niche for itself is Sunstone Hotels (NYSE:SHO), the upscale lodging REIT that has interests in 30 hotels ... «Seeking Alpha, Feb 15»
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Sunstone Hotel Investors Reports Results For Fourth Quarter And …
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is a lodging real estate investment trust ("REIT") that as of February 17, 2015 has interests in 30 hotels comprised of 14,305 rooms. «PR Newswire, Feb 15»
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Sunstone Hotel Investors Announces Results Of Fourth Quarter …
The terms of the dividend, including the ability of stockholders to elect to receive the distribution in the form of cash or shares of Sunstone's common stock, and a ... «PR Newswire, Jan 15»
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Sunstone Hotel Investors Appoints John Arabia Chief Executive Officer
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Jan. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the "Company" or "Sunstone") (NYSE: SHO) today announced that its Board ... «PR Newswire, Jan 15»
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Sunstone Capital Backs Beacon Platform Kontakt.io To The Tune Of …
If he sounds bullish, that's because Niederhofer's VC firm, Sunstone Capital, has just closed a $2 million investment in Kontakt.io, a Polish startup that offers its ... «TechCrunch, Jul 14»

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