Get to know Cabochon better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like gem or gemstone.
Cabochon in a sentence
Cabochon meaning
A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.
Using Cabochon
- The main meaning on this page is: A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.
- Useful related words include: gem, gemstone, stone.
Context around Cabochon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cabochon
- In this selection, "cabochon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sapphire, pendant and form stand out and add context to how "cabochon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include carat sapphire cabochon pendant necklace and cut en cabochon in silver. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cabochon" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cabochon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This effect is best seen in gemstones cut in cabochon form perpendicular to the c-axis. (16 words)
In contemporary Western use, turquoise is most often encountered cut en cabochon in silver rings, bracelets, often in the Native American style, or as tumbled or roughly hewn beads in chunky necklaces. (32 words)
Cymophane has its derivation also from the Greek words meaning 'wave' and 'appearance', in reference to the haziness that visually distorts what would normally be viewed as a well defined surface of a cabochon. (34 words)
Among the pieces was a 58.69-carat sapphire cabochon pendant necklace with 22.93 carats of diamonds, sapphire and diamond flower earrings, a Winston Cluster sapphire and diamond ring, and a crossover sapphire and diamond ring, all set in platinum. (41 words)
The inclusions can alternatively produce a " cat's eye " effect citation if the 'face-up' direction of the cabochon's dome is oriented perpendicular to the crystal's c-axis rather than parallel to it. (35 words)
Cymophane has its derivation also from the Greek words meaning 'wave' and 'appearance', in reference to the haziness that visually distorts what would normally be viewed as a well defined surface of a cabochon. (34 words)
Example sentences (5)
Among the pieces was a 58.69-carat sapphire cabochon pendant necklace with 22.93 carats of diamonds, sapphire and diamond flower earrings, a Winston Cluster sapphire and diamond ring, and a crossover sapphire and diamond ring, all set in platinum.
Cymophane has its derivation also from the Greek words meaning 'wave' and 'appearance', in reference to the haziness that visually distorts what would normally be viewed as a well defined surface of a cabochon.
In contemporary Western use, turquoise is most often encountered cut en cabochon in silver rings, bracelets, often in the Native American style, or as tumbled or roughly hewn beads in chunky necklaces.
The inclusions can alternatively produce a " cat's eye " effect citation if the 'face-up' direction of the cabochon's dome is oriented perpendicular to the crystal's c-axis rather than parallel to it.
This effect is best seen in gemstones cut in cabochon form perpendicular to the c-axis.