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chatoyment

chatoyment noun: changeableness of color, as in a mineral; play of colors.

Noun

chatoyment (uncountable)

  1. Changeableness of color, as in a mineral; play of colors.
    • The colour of these "black pearls" is black by incident light; by rolling the pearls in a certain direction brownish coloured bands with chatoyment are shown the same as can be observed in cabochon ground Cat's eyes (quartz).1941, J. Bolman, The Mystery of the Pearl

Origin of chatoyment

From French chatoiement. See chatoyant.

Questions about chatoyment

What does chatoyment mean?
Chatoyment means changeableness of color, as in a mineral; play of colors.
What part of speech is chatoyment?
Chatoyment is a noun.

Words near chatoyment in the dictionary

  1. chatoyances
  2. chatoyancies
  3. chatoyancy
  4. chatoyant
  5. chatoyants
  6. chatoyment
  7. chatpata
  8. chatra
  9. chatras
  10. chatroom
  11. chatrooms

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