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Get to know Cinnabar better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like vermilion or vermillion. In Dutch this translates to cinnaber.

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Cinnabar in a sentence

Cinnabar meaning

  1. A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
  2. A bright red colour tinted with orange.
  3. A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.

Synonyms of Cinnabar

vermilion vermillion chinese-red chromatic mineral cinnabar moth callimorpha jacobeae arctiid arctiid moth

Related words

Other words often associated with Cinnabar or its synonyms:

moth stuff scarlet avocado vegetable amber gilt asphaltic red chestnut auburn material

Cinnabar vertaling naar Nederlands

cinnaber

Using Cinnabar

  • The main meaning on this page is: A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion. | A bright red colour tinted with orange. | A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
  • Useful related words include: vermilion, vermillion, chinese-red, chromatic.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: cinnaber.
  • In the example corpus, cinnabar often appears in combinations such as: of cinnabar, cinnabar arise, the cinnabar.

Context around Cinnabar

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

red 1× birefringence 1× used 1×

Often after:

arise 2× island 1× hgs 1× came 1× moth 1×

Sentence patterns with Cinnabar

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

handling of cinnabar arise from 2× as the cinnabar moth tyria 1× eruption on cinnabar island 1× exhibiting birefringence cinnabar has a 1× made from cinnabar was normally 1× main red cinnabar hgs a 1× often used cinnabar for art 1× times most cinnabar came from 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

associated modern precautions 1× dyar and gunter 1× in generation 4 1× in roman times 1× the mineral resembles 1× the seals of 1×

Common sentence endings:

as ancient rome 1× for the sulfur 1× in ancient rome 1× on cinnabar island 1× prisoners and slaves 1× stripes see aposematism 1×

Words around Cinnabar

Just before it in the word index:

cinna 41 cink 2 cinia 2 cini 10 cingulotomy 8 cingulotomies 3

Just after it in the word index:

cinnabon 10 cinnadella 2 cinnae 2 cinnamic 3 cinnaminson 2 cinnamomi 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Cinnabar

  • In this selection, "cinnabar" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, red, birefringence, used, arise, island and hgs stand out and add context to how "cinnabar" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include handling of cinnabar arise from and as the cinnabar moth tyria. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cinnabar" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cinnabar

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In Generation 4, Blaine’s gym can be found here due to a volcanic eruption on Cinnabar Island. (18 words)

In Roman times, most cinnabar came from mines at Almadén in Spain, where the miners were usually prisoners and slaves. (20 words)

Associated modern precautions for use and handling of cinnabar arise from the toxicity of the mercury component, which was recognized as early as ancient Rome. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Dyar and Gunter, pp. 644–648 Sulfides main Red cinnabar (HgS), a mercury ore, on dolomite The sulfide minerals are chemical compounds of one or more metals or semimetals with a sulfur; tellurium, arsenic, or selenium can substitute for the sulfur. (41 words)

Though people in ancient South America often used cinnabar for art, or processed it into refined mercury (as a means to gild silver and gold to objects) "the toxic properties of mercury were well known. (35 words)

The mineral resembles quartz in symmetry and in its exhibiting birefringence ; cinnabar has a mean refractive index of ~3.2, a hardness between 2 and 2.5, and a specific gravity of ~8.1. (34 words)

Example sentences (9)

In Generation 4, Blaine’s gym can be found here due to a volcanic eruption on Cinnabar Island.

Associated modern precautions for use and handling of cinnabar arise from the toxicity of the mercury component, which was recognized as early as ancient Rome.

Dyar and Gunter, pp. 644–648 Sulfides main Red cinnabar (HgS), a mercury ore, on dolomite The sulfide minerals are chemical compounds of one or more metals or semimetals with a sulfur; tellurium, arsenic, or selenium can substitute for the sulfur.

In Roman times, most cinnabar came from mines at Almadén in Spain, where the miners were usually prisoners and slaves.

The mineral resembles quartz in symmetry and in its exhibiting birefringence ; cinnabar has a mean refractive index of ~3.2, a hardness between 2 and 2.5, and a specific gravity of ~8.1.

The seals of the Han dynasty were impressed in a soft clay, but from the Tang dynasty a red ink made from cinnabar was normally used.

These toxic species, such as the Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) and monarch ( Danaus plexippus ) caterpillars, usually advertise themselves with the danger colors of red, yellow and black, often in bright stripes (see aposematism ).

Though people in ancient South America often used cinnabar for art, or processed it into refined mercury (as a means to gild silver and gold to objects) "the toxic properties of mercury were well known.

Toxicity seeAlso Associated modern precautions for use and handling of cinnabar arise from the toxicity of the mercury component, which was recognized as early as in ancient Rome.

Common combinations with cinnabar

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cinnabar" in a sentence?
An example: "In Generation 4, Blaine’s gym can be found here due to a volcanic eruption on Cinnabar Island." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "cinnabar" from authentic English texts.
What does "cinnabar" mean?
Cinnabar means: A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
What are synonyms of "cinnabar"?
Common synonyms of "cinnabar" include: vermilion, vermillion, chinese-red, chromatic, mineral, cinnabar moth, callimorpha jacobeae, arctiid. Plus 1 more synonyms.
What is "cinnabar" in Dutch?
"cinnabar" translates to Dutch as: cinnaber.
How many example sentences with "cinnabar" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "cinnabar", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.