As nouns the difference between carbuncle and corundum
is that
carbuncle is a deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon while
corundum is an extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al
2O
3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.
carbuncle English
Noun
( en noun)
(archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
* 1602 . , act 2 scene 2 line 401:
- With eyes like carbuncles , the hellish Pyrrhus...
* 1611 . Old Testament , King James Version, Isaiah 54:12:
- And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles , and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection.
(heraldiccharge) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
See also
* ruby
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corundum Noun
(-)
(mineral) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al]]2[[oxygen, O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.
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