What is "aquamarine"

Beryl \Ber"yl\ (b[e^]r"[i^]l), n. [F. b['e]ryl, OF. beril, L. beryllus, Gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai[dsdot][=u]ry

1. Cf. Brilliant.] (Min.) A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a silicate of aluminum and beryllium. The aquamarine is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The emerald is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium.

1590s, agmarine, "bluish-green type of beryl," from French or Provençal, from Latin aqua marina "sea water," from aqua "water" (see aqua-) + marina, fem. of marinus "of the sea" (see marine (adj.)). Apparently first used as a description of a bluish-green color by John Ruskin, 1846. Abbreviation aqua is attested from 1936.

a. Of a bluish-green colour. n. 1 The bluish-green colour of the sea. 2 A bluish-green variety of beryl.

1. n. a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color

2. a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: greenish blue, aqua, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock blue]

Aquamarine is a color that is a bluish tint of cerulean toned toward cyan. It is named after the mineral aquamarine, a gemstone mainly found in granite rocks. The first recorded use of aquamarine as a color name in English was in 1598.

Aquamarine is a 2006 Australian-American teen fantasy comedy film starring Sara Paxton, JoJo and Emma Roberts. The film, which was made in both the United States and Australia, was released in North America on March 3, 2006. The film was loosely based on a children's book of the same name by Alice Hoffman, and was directed by American director Elizabeth Allen. The movie was filmed in Queensland, Australia.

Aquamarine may refer to:

• Aquamarine (color), a color, a shade between green and blue and clear
• Aquamarine (gemstone), a gemstone-quality blue beryl

Aquamarine may also refer to:

• Aquamarine Power, a wave energy that develops the Oyster wave energy converter
• Aqua Marine, a private housing estate in Hong Kong
• Aquamarine (novel), a 2001 novel by Alice Hoffman
  • Aquamarine (film), a 2006 film based on the book by Alice Hoffman
• Aquamarine (window decorator), a window decorator for Beryl compatible with KWin
• USS Aquamarine (PYc-7), a patrol vessel of the United States Navy, named for the stone

Aquamarine is a novel by Alice Hoffman, published in April 2001. A film adaptation was released in 2006, although the plot of the film bears little resemblance to that of the book.