English Dictionary

specular stone

名詞

可算名詞 歴史的 不可算名詞

(historical) A type of transparent stone (lapides speculares) that was used in classical times for glazing, adding sparkle to floor coverings, etc. Various modern authors have identified this stone as selenite, talc, or mica.

日本語の意味

古代で、床の装飾などに使用された、透明な石。 / 歴史的には「lapides speculares」とも呼ばれ、その輝きを利用して床などに光沢を与えるために用いられた。 / 現代の研究では、セレナイト、タルク、またはマイカと同一視される場合がある。

Archaeologists uncovered fragments of specular stone that once glazed Roman windows and added a shimmering finish to mosaic floors.

考古学者たちは、かつてローマの窓をはめるためやモザイクの床にきらめきを与えるために用いられた透明な石の断片を発見した。

意味（1）

(historical) A type of transparent stone (lapides speculares) that was used in classical times for glazing, adding sparkle to floor coverings, etc. Various modern authors have identified this stone as selenite, talc, or mica.

Specular Stones were a shining kind of Substance, and (according to Basil ) transparent like the Air.

意味（2）

Any transparent or translucent stone.

They were furnished with wooden sashes in which were placed transparent or specular stones. These were of various kinds:

specular stones （ plural ）