Kŷ'a-nite, n.

n. [Written also cyanite.] [Ger. kyanit, Fr. cyanite, from Gr. κυανίτης, dark blue, κύανος, a dark-blue color.] (Min.) A mineral, occurring usually in long, thin, blade-like crystals, of a clear blue or bluish-white color. It is very hard and infusible, and consists of silica and alumina. Dana.