chatoyant

Anlam (İngilizce)

Adj

Having a certain optical reflectance effect, which can be likened to the sheen of a spool of silk.

Noun

A hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light.

Kavramlar

renk değiştiren

Eş anlamlılar

shot

changeable

iridescent

cat’s eye

harlequin opal

Çeviriler

iridescent

iridescent

iridescente

batido

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/ʃəˈtɔɪ.ənt/

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

From French chatoyant, present participle of chatoyer (“to iridesce, like a cat's eye”), from chat (“cat”, because of the reflective qualities of a cat's eye).