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# sapphire

«sapphire» in Mova's school dictionary: **a precious stone, usually a clear, deep blue, used in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a sapphire, sapphires); adjective (sapphire)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A sapphire is a precious stone, usually a clear, deep blue, used in jewellery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sapphire/#m1)

2) (adjective) Sapphire describes a bright, deep blue colour, as in «sapphire eyes» or «a sapphire sea». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sapphire/#m2)

3) Sapphires can also be pink, yellow or other colours, except red, which is called a ruby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sapphire/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on rocks and minerals, sapphire is a very hard gemstone, harder than most things except diamond. In stories, sapphires appear in crowns and treasure chests, and «sapphire» paints a rich blue sea or sky. A «sapphire wedding anniversary» is after 45 years of marriage. Phrases: «sapphire ring», «sapphire blue».

### examples

- The queen's crown was set with sapphires. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sapphire/#x1)
- The sea was a deep sapphire blue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sapphire/#x2)
- Sapphires are very hard, so they don't scratch easily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sapphire/#x3)
- Gran's ring has a small sapphire in the middle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sapphire/#x4)
- Rubies and sapphires are made of the same mineral. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sapphire/#x5)
- Some phone screens and watch faces use man-made sapphire glass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sapphire/#x6)
- They are made of rare sapphires, which were brought out of India a thousand years ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sapphire/#x7)

### note

Countable noun. Spelled with double p and «ph»: s-a-p-p-h-i-r-e. Pronounced «SAF-fire». Ruby and sapphire are both forms of the mineral corundum.

### In the corpora

- [Rubies and sapphires are one mineral, corundum, and a pinch of another element decides the colour.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/51-gemstones-and-precious-metals/5/)
- [Rubies and sapphires are the same mineral, corundum; red corundum is ruby, and other colours are sapphire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/51-gemstones-and-precious-metals/12/)
- [and the second row a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.816/)
- [And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1194/)
- [The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.699/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sapphire» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sapphire/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.