rubis — meaning in English

English meaning

• jewel noun A precious stone, especially one cut and polished for use in jewellery.
• ruby noun A precious gemstone that is a deep red variety of corundum.

Senses

rubis is used for these senses in English:

• jewel (horology) A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
• ruby (uncountable, printing, UK, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.

jewel — full definition

1. noun A precious stone, especially one cut and polished for use in jewellery.
2. noun Something regarded as especially precious or admirable.

ruby — full definition

1. noun A precious gemstone that is a deep red variety of corundum.
2. noun A deep, rich red color, like that of the gemstone.
3. adjective Having a deep red color.

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