Topaz

Definition: Topaz

Topaz

Noun

1. A yellow quartz.

2. A mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone.

3. A light brown.

"Topaz" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a topaz".

Date "topaz" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Etymology: Topaz \To"paz\, noun. [from Old English expression topas, French topaze, from Latin expression topazos, or topazion, kind of precious stone, Greek to`pazos, topa`zion; possibly akin to Sanskrit tap to glow (Compare to Tepid). According to some, the name is from Topazos, small island in the Red Sea, where the Romans obtained stone which they called by this name, but which is the chrysolite of the moderns.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definition
Industry	A native aluminium fluorosilicate occuring in white, yellow, pale-blue, or pale-green crystals:the yellow variety is used as a gem. Source: European Union. (references)
Bible	Topaz Heb. pitdah (Ezek. 28:13; Rev. 21:20), a golden yellow or "green" stone brought from Cush or Ethiopia (Job 28:19). It was the second stone in the first row in the breastplate of the high priest, and had the name of Simeon inscribed on it (Ex. 28:17). It is probably the chrysolite of the moderns. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Dream Interpretation	To see topaz in a dream, signifies Fortune will be liberal in her favors, and you will have very pleasing companions. For a woman to lose topaz ornaments, foretells she will be injured by jealous friends who court her position. To receive one from another beside a relative, foretells an interesting love affair will occupy her attention. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Mining	A triclinic mineral, Al2 (F,OH)2 SiO4 ; pseudo-orthorhombic; colorless to pale blue, pale yellow to pinkish-beige ("sherry" topaz); defines hardness 8 on the Mohs scale; in cavities in granites, granite pegmatites, and rhyolites, and in surrounding metamorphic rocks; may be of gem quality. CF:false topaz; Scotch topaz;Spanish topaz. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The mineral topaz is a silicate of aluminium and fluorine with the chemical formula (AlF)₂SiO₄. It is orthorhombic and its crystals are mostly prismatic terminated by pyramidal and other faces, the basal pinacoid often being present. It has an easy and perfect basal cleavage and so gemstones or other fine specimens should be handled with care to avoid developing cleavage flaws. The fracture is conchoidal to uneven. Topaz has a hardness of 8, a specific gravity of 3.4-3.6, and a vitreous lustre. Pure topaz is transparent but is usually tinted by impurities; typical topaz is wine or straw-yellow. They may also be white, gray, green, blue, or reddish-yellow and transparent or translucent. When heated, yellow topaz often becomes reddish-pink.

Topaz is found associated with the more acid rocks of the granite and rhyolite type and may be found with fluorite and cassiterite. It can be found in the Ural and Ilmen mountains, Czech Republic, Saxony, Norway, Sweden, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, and the United States.

The name "topaz" is derived from the Greek "to seek," which was the name of an island in the Red Sea that was difficult to find and from which a yellow stone (now believed to be a yellowish olivine) was mined in ancient times. In the Middle Ages the name topaz was used to refer to any yellow gemstone, but now the name is only properly applied to the silicate described above.

Topaz (1945 movie)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Topaz is a 1945 documentary film which was shot illegally at Japanese internment camps in the western United States during World War II.

It was directed by Dave Tatsuno and has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Topaz (1969 movie)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Topaz, director Alfred Hitchcock's 51st movie, filmed between 1968 and 1969, was adapted from a book by Leon Uris. It is a Cold War and spy story with nearly 10 persons, none of them acting with a real heroic impulse.

starring Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, Claude Jade, Michel Subor, Karin Dor, John Vernon, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, John Forsythe, Roscoe Lee Browne, Per-Axel Arosenius

The movie was not very successful or popular. Hitchcock changed the script shortly before the beginning of the filming and the distributor Universal forced a different impatient ending to the one preferred by Hitchcock.

Warning: Wikipedia contains spoilers

Three different conclusions were filmed. The first includes a duel between the French agent André Devereaux (Frederic Stafford) and his old friend but traitor Jacques Grandville (Michel Piccoli) in a soccer stadium while his wife (Dany Robin) and his worried daughter (Claude Jade) are waiting outside, the second shows the two men stepping into two different planes, one flying to Paris (with Devereaux) and the other flying to Moscow (with Grandville). The third - official - alternative includes the suicide of Grandville, rudely embedded into the flow of the story.

Image of Dany Robin, Frederick Stafford and Claude Jade: http://members.liwest.at/holzner/topaz.20.gif

Synonyms: Topaz

Synonyms: common topaz (n), false topaz (n), tan (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Jewelry	Diamond, brilliant, rock; beryl, emerald; chalcedony, agate, heliotrope; girasol, girasole; onyx, plasma; sard, sardonyx; garnet, lapis lazuli, opal, peridot, tourmaline, chrysolite; sapphire, ruby, synthetic ruby; spinel, spinelle; balais; oriental, oriental topaz; turquois, turquoise; zircon, cubic zirconia; jacinth, hyacinth, carbuncle, amethyst; alexandrite, cat's eye, bloodstone, hematite, jasper, moonstone, sunstone.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Topaz

English words defined with "topaz": citrine, coelogyne ♦ Danburite ♦ Pycnite ♦ vanilla. (references)

Specialty definitions using "topaz": asteriated topaz, auxiliary mineral ♦ Colorado topaz ♦ false amethyst, fired stone, flinders diamond, frictional electricity ♦ greisenization ♦ Jewels ♦ precious topaz, pseudotopaz, pyrophysalite ♦ Rings Noted in Fable, rose topaz ♦ Saxonian chrysolite, sherry topaz ♦ topaz-quartz. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Topaz" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Albanian (Topaz), Serbo-Croatian (topaz), Turkish (Topaz).

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	Topaz (1969)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	A Guide for Using Journey to Topaz in the Classroom (reference) Journey to Topaz (reference) Topaz (reference) Topaz Fire (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Topaz Travel Report (reference) Topaz Travel Report C-w Monthly Airfare Index (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Topaz (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Black Topaz - Joan Tower (reference) Topaz (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Wharfedale Topaz SW-10 150-Watt Subwoofer (Single ) (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		TOPAZ allows member banks to quickly and easily connect to the system. (references)
		In November 2000, Ukrsotsbank announced it is joining the Topaz system and will begin to issue Visa international cards. (references)
		The TOPAZ system also provides a flexible means to expand and tailor a domestic payment system to the requirements of the banking community. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Topaz" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 91.45% of the time. "Topaz" is used about 339 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	91.45%	310	16,399
Noun (singular)	7.96%	27	66,962
Lexical Verb (base form)	0.29%	1	339,140
Noun (common)	0.29%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	339	N/A

"Topaz" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a topaz".

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "topaz".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Topaz	Female	English	A topaz
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Country	Name
USA	Topaz Group, Inc.
	(more examples...)

1. Topaz, CA
Zip Code(s): 96133
Country: USA

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Expressions: Topaz

Expressions using "topaz": common topaz ♦ false topaz ♦ imperial topaz ♦ Oriental topaz ♦ smoky topaz ♦ Spanish topaz ♦ topaz hummer. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "topaz": topaz-bearing, topaz-quartz.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Topaz

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
topaz	536	ford topaz	16
blue topaz	178	white topaz	15
author topaz	131	book topaz	15
mercury topaz	90	picture topaz	14
mystic topaz	62	lake topaz nevada	13
blue topaz ring	48	pink topaz	13
imperial topaz	44	smokey topaz	12
yellow topaz	41	blue topaz pendant	12
topaz lake	39	topaz gem stone	12
hotel topaz	39	1993 mercury topaz	11
topaz boat	27	1994 mercury topaz	11
crystal topaz	26	topaz hotel washington dc	10
rainbow topaz	26	1992 mercury topaz	10
topaz ring	25	topaz ca	9
london blue topaz	24	topaz mineral	9
blue topaz earring	22	topaz stone	9
topaz jewelry	21	blue topaz necklace	8
blue topaz jewelry	21	fire topaz	8
mystic fire topaz	20	white gold blue topaz ring	8
topaz lodge	18	1991 mercury topaz	8
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Modern Translation: Topaz

Language		Translations for "topaz"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		Topaz. (various references)

Arabic		‏حجر كريم ملون, ‏توباز حجر كريم. (various references)

Bulgarian		Топаз. (various references)

Czech		Topas. (various references)

Danish		topas. (various references)

Dutch		topaas. (various references)

Esperanto		topazo. (various references)

Farsi		یاقوت زرد, توپاز, زبرجدهندی . (various references)

Finnish		topaasi. (various references)

French		Topaze. (various references)

German		Topas. (various references)

Greek		Τοπάζι, τοπάζι. (various references)

Hebrew		ָופז. (various references)

Hungarian		Topáz. (various references)

Indonesian		ratna cempaka, aleksander. (various references)

Italian		Topazio. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		黄玉石 , 黄玉 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		おうぎょくせき, おうぎょく, �"うぎょくせき, �"うぎょく (corundum, jadeite, Jonathan apple, ruby). (various references)

Pig Latin		opaztay

Portuguese		topázio. (various references)

Russian		Топаз. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		topaz. (various references)

Spanish		Topacio. (various references)

Swedish		Topas. (various references)

Turkish		Topaz, Sarı Yakut. (various references)

Ukrainian		Топаз. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Topaz

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	chrysolitus. (various references)
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Bible Trace: Topaz

Language	Date	Source	Revelation Chapter 21, Verse 20
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	O pemptoV sardonux o ektoV sardioV o ebdomoV crusoliqoV o ogdooV bhrulloV o enatoV topazion o dekatoV crusoprasoV o endekatoV uakinqoV o dwdekatoV amequstoV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Quintus sardonix sextus sardinus septimus chrysolitus octavus berillus nonus topazius decimus chrysoprassus undecimus hyacinthus duodecimus amethistus
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	The fyuethe, sardony; the sixte, sardius; the seuenthe, crisolitus; the eiytthe, berillus; the nynthe, topacius; the tenthe, crisopassus; the eleuenthe, iacinctus; the tweluethe, ametistus.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	The fyft sardonix: the sixt sardeos: the seventh crysolite the ayght berall: the nynth a topas: the tenth a crysoprasos: the eleventh a iacyncte: the twelfe an amatist.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprase; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
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Matched Bible Translations: Topaz

Language	Revelation Chapter 21, Verse 20
Cebuano	ang ikalima sardonika, ang ikaunom kornalina, ang ikapito krisolito, ang ikawalo birilo, ang ikasiyam topasyo, ang ikanapulo krisopraso, ang ikanapulog-usa hasinto, ang ikanapulog-duha amatista.
Croatian	peti od sardoniksa, šesti od sarda, sedmi od krizolita, osmi od berila, deveti od topaza, deseti od krizopraza, jedanaesti od hijacinta, dvanaesti od ametista.
Danish	den femte Sardonyks, den sjette Sarder, den syvende Krysolit, den ottende Beryl, den niende Topas, den tiende Krysopras, den ellevte Hyacint, den tolvte Ametyst.
Dutch	Het vijfde Sardonix, het zesde Sardius, het zevende Chrysoliet, het achtste Beryl, het negende Topaas, het tiende Chrysopraas, het elfde Hyacinth, het twaalfde Amethyst.
Finnish	viides sardonyks, kuudes sardion, seitsemäs krysoliitti, kahdeksas berylli, yhdeksäs topaasi, kymmenes krysoprasi, yhdestoista hyasintti, kahdestoista ametisti.
French	le cinquième de sardonyx, le sixième de sardoine, le septième de chrysolithe, le huitième de béryl, le neuvième de topaze, le dixième de chrysoprase, le onzième d`hyacinthe, le douzième d`améthyste.
German	der fünfte ein Sardonix, der sechste ein Sarder, der siebente ein Chrysolith, der achte ein Berill, der neunte ein Topas, der zehnte ein Chrysopras, der elfte ein Hyazinth, der zwölfte ein Amethyst.
Haitian Creole	senkièm lan an oniks, sizièm lan an sadwan, setièm lan an krizolit, witièm lan an beril, nevièm lan an topaz, dizyèm lan an krizopraz, onzièm lan an tikwaz, douzyèm lan an ametis.
Hungarian	Az ötödik sárdonix; a hatodik sárdius; a hetedik krizolitus; a nyolczadik berillus; a kilenczedik topáz; a tizedik krisopráz; a tizenegyedik jáczint; a tizenkettedik amethist.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	kelima dari batu baiduri sepah, keenam dari batu delima, ketujuh dari batu ratna cempaka, kedelapan dari batu pirus, kesembilan dari batu topas, kesepuluh dari batu krisopras, kesebelas dari batu lazuardi, dan yang kedua belas dari batu kecubung.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	dan yang kelima batu unam, dan yang keenam akik merah, dan yang ketujuh piruz, dan yang kedelapan arzak, dan yang kesembilan yakut kuning, dan yang kesepuluh akik hijau, dan yang kesebelas pusparagam, dan yang kedua belas martais.
Latvian	Piektajâ sardoniks, sestajâ sardijs, septîtajâ hrizolits, astotajâ berills, devîtajâ topazs, desmitajâ hrîzopass, vienpadsmitajâ hiacints, divpadsmitajâ ametists.
Maori	Ko te tuarima, he hararonika; ko te tuaono, he harariu; ko te tuawhitu, he karihorita; ko te tuawaru, he perira; ko te tuaiwa, he topaha; ko te ngahauru, he karihoparaha; ko te tekau ma tahi, he hakiniti; ko te tekau ma rua, he ametihita.
Norwegian	den femte sardonyks, den sjette sarder, den syvende krysolitt, den åttende beryll, den niende topas, den tiende krysopras, den ellevte hyasint, den tolvte ametyst.
Rumanian	a cincea de sardonix: a wasea, de sardiu; a waptea, de hrisolit; a opta, de beril; a noua, de topaz; a zecea, de hrisopraz; a unsprezecea, de iacint; a douqsprezecea, de ametist.
Russian	� СФПЕ УБТ�"ПОЙЛУ, ЫЕУФПЕ УЕТ�"ПМЙЛ, УЕ�"ШНПЕ ИТЙЪПМЙФ, ЧПУШНПЕ ЧЙТЙММ, �"ЕЧСФПЕ ФП� БЪ, �"ЕУСФПЕ ИТЙЪП� ТБУ, П�"ЙООБ�"�"БФПЕ ЗЙБ�"ЙОФ, �"ЧЕОБ�"�"БФПЕ БНЕФЙУФ.
Shuar	Senkua nusha únise Káyauyi. Saisa nusha kurnarinia Káyauyi. Siatia nusha krisuritiu Káyauyi. Uchua nusha periru Káyauyi. Nuiwia nusha tupasiu Káyauyi. Tiasa nusha krisuprasa Káyauyi. Auntsea nusha jasentu Káyauyi. Tusea nusha Amatísta Káyauyi. Ti kayaim apujsamu asamtai ti Shíirmachiiyi.
Swahili	la tano sardoniki, la sita akiki, la saba krisolito, la nane zabarijadi, la tisa topazi, la kumi krisopraso, la kumi na moja yasinto, na la kumi na mbili amethisto.
Swedish	den femte en sardonyx, den sjätte en karneol, den sjunde en krysolit, den åttonde den beryll, den nionde en topas, den tionde en krysopras, den elfte en hyacint, den tolfte en ametist.
Uma	kalima-na, watu unam, ka'ono-na, watu sardis, kapitu-na, watu ratna cempaka, kawalu-na, watu beril, kasio-na, watu krisolit, kahampulu' -na, hanga' -na watu krisopras, kahampulu' hameha' -na, watu lazuardi, pai' kahampulu' romeha' -na, watu kecubung.
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Derivations & Misspellings: Topaz

Derivations
	Words beginning with "topaz": topazes, topazine. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Topaz" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dopiaza, opaz, tapas, tepa, tepz, Tipaza, toap, tobaz, tomaz, tompaw, topa, topai, topak, topal, topan, topar, topas, topax, topaze, topazs, topez, tophat, topia, topis, Topix, topiz, Toplab, topos, Toposa, topoy, Topra, topup, topz, towpaw, Tozaj, trocaz. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Topaz

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-o-p-t-z"
	-1 letter: atop.
	-2 letters: apt, azo, oat, opt, pat, pot, tao, tap, top, zap, zoa.
	-3 letters: at, op, pa, ta, to.
	Words containing the letters "a-o-p-t-z"
	+2 letters: epazote, topazes, zapateo.
	+3 letters: epazotes, protozoa, topazine, zapateos.
	+4 letters: azeotrope, patronize, pizzicato, protozoal, protozoan, trapezoid, zapateado.
	+5 letters: apostatize, azeotropes, patronized, patronizes, protozoans, pyrolyzate, trapezoids, zapateados.
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