İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. yesim taşı. donuk akik. yeşim taşı. yeşim taşı. jasp, jasper, yeşimtaşı.
2.  yeşime benzer bir taş, jadeyit.
3. donuk akik.
4. yeşim taşı.

Etymology : Middle English jaspre, from Middle French, from Latin jaspis, from Greek iaspis, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew yAshepheh jasper
Pronunciation : 'jas-p&r
Function : noun
Date : 14th century

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1. precious stone which is usually red in color. jasper\jas"per\ , n. [oe. jaspre, jaspe, of. jaspre, jaspe, f. jaspe, l. iaspis, gr. ; cf. per. yashp, yashf, ar. yashb, yasb, yasf, heb. yāshpheh. cf. diaper.] (min.) an opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. it admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. when the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped or banded jasper. the egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper.jasper opal, a yellow variety of opal resembling jasper.jasper ware, a delicate kind of earthenware invented by josiah wedgwood. it is usually white, but is capable of receiving color.
2. An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface.
3. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc.
4. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped or banded jasper.
5. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper. an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone.
6. jasper.
7. Opaque, fine-grained or dense variety of the silica mineral chert that exhibits various colours, but chiefly brick red to brownish red. Long used for jewelry and ornamentation, it has a dull lustre but takes a fine polish; its physical properties are those of quartz. Jasper is common and widely distributed, occurring in the Ural Mountains, North Africa, Sicily, Germany, and elsewhere. For thousands of years, black jasper was used to test gold-silver alloys for their gold content. Rubbing the alloys on the stone, called a touchstone, produces a streak the colour of which determines the gold content within 1 part in 100. Jasper National Park Johns Jasper Jaspers Karl Theodor.