Chatoyant
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adjective.
Having a changeable luster.
noun.
A chatoyant stone or gemstone, such as the cat's-eye.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Changing in luster or color, like a cat's eye in the dark.
noun.
A kind of hard stone or gem having when cut and polished a chatoyant luster; cat′ s-eye.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A hard stone, as the
cat's-eye
, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wary light.
adjective.
Having a changeable, varying luster, or color, like that of a changeable silk, or oa a cat's eye in the dark.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
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.
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adjective.
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
Word Usage
"The varying colors and luster of the stones is called a chatoyant effect, and is due to internal microscopic hollow channels in the stone itself."
Equivalent
colorful
colourful
Etymologically Related
chatoyancy
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