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ruby (mineral) (corundum, mineral, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: A red variety of the mineral corundum that ranks with the best grades of precious stones as a gemstone; off-color rubies are used for watch and instrument bearings. |
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ruby (mineral) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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rubies (mineral) (C,U,LC,English,AD,U,PN)
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紅寶石 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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hóng bǎo shí (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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hong bao shi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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hung pao shih (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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robijn (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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rubis (mineral) (C,U,French-P,D,U,N)
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rubino (C,U,Italian-P,D,U,N)
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rubin (C,U,Norwegian (Nynorsk)-P,AD,U,SN)
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rubin (Norwegian (Bokmål)-P,AD,U,SN)
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rubí (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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.................... mineral (G) |
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........................ corundum (G) |
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............................ ruby (mineral) (G) |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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................ inorganic material (G) |
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.................................... gemstone (G) |
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............................................ ruby (mineral) (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 一種紅色的剛玉礦物,被列為最高等級的珍貴寶石之一。色澤不佳的紅寶石用於手錶及儀器軸承的製造。 |
Dutch ..... Een rode variant van het mineraal korund, dat als halfedelsteen tot de beste edelstenen wordt gerekend. Robijnen die de verkeerde kleur hebben worden gebruikt voor lagers in horloges en instrumenten. |
Spanish ..... Variedad roja del corindón que se considera una de las piedras preciosas de más alta graduación como gemas. Los rubíes que no cumplen con las exigencias de color se utilizan para cojinetes de relojes e instrumentos. |
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