Chatoyancy

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The quality of being chatoyant.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state or condition of being chatoyant.
  • Word Usage
    "It is called chatoyancy, which is a fancy way of saying that the color 'flashes' or 'rolls' across the stone, like cat's-eye but far more vibrantly."
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