how to pronounce tourmaline

/ˈtʊəɹməliːn/

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tourmaline is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of tourmaline in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… stone tourmaline plates they weren't …”

meanings of tourmaline

noun:

A transparent gemstone cut from it.
A complex black or dark-coloured borosilicate mineral, compounded with various chemical elements and considered a semi-precious stone.

tourmaline frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tourmaline occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.