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sapphire

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1. sapphire - Noun

2. sapphire - Adjective

3. sapphire - Adjective Satellite

4. Sapphire - Proper noun

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Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem.

The color of the gem; bright blue.

Any humming bird of the genus Hylocharis, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue.

Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue.

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sapphire eyes Source: Internet

A blue sapphire engagement ring is also considered a symbol of fidelity. Source: Internet

Among the pieces was a 58.69-carat sapphire cabochon pendant necklace with 22.93 carats of diamonds, sapphire and diamond flower earrings, a Winston Cluster sapphire and diamond ring, and a crossover sapphire and diamond ring, all set in platinum. Source: Internet

An example of a suitable material is titanium -doped, artificially grown sapphire ( Ti:sapphire ) which has a very wide gain bandwidth and can thus produce pulses of only a few femtoseconds duration. Source: Internet

Before the new uniformity imposed by John Paul II, each cardinal was given a ring, the central piece of which was a gem, usually a sapphire, with the pope's stemma engraved on the inside. citation. Source: Internet

Anita Glover, 43, took the picture in her home town of Pambula, NSW, which is south of Merimbula on the NSW Sapphire Coast. Source: Internet

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