chatoyant

chatoyantcat's-eye quartz

cha·toy·ant

C0260200 (shə-toi′ənt)adj. Having a changeable luster.n. A chatoyant stone or gemstone, such as the cat's-eye.

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[French, present participle of chatoyer, to shimmer like cats' eyes, from chat, cat, from Vulgar Latin *cattus, perhaps of African origin.]

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cha·toy′an·cy n.

chatoyant

(ʃəˈtɔɪənt) adj1. having changeable lustre; twinkling2. (Jewellery) (of a gem, esp a cabochon) displaying a band of light reflected off inclusions of other mineralsn (Jewellery) a gemstone with a changeable lustre, such as a cat's eye[C18: from French, from chatoyer to gleam like a cat's eyes, from chat cat¹] chaˈtoyancy, chaˈtoyance n

cha•toy•ant

(ʃəˈtɔɪ ənt)

adj. 1. changing in luster or color: chatoyant silk. 2. (of a gemstone) reflecting a single streak of light when cut in a cabochon. n. 3. a chatoyant gemstone, as a cat's-eye. [1790–1800; < French, present participle of chatoyer to change luster like a cat's eye, v. derivative of chat cat] cha•toy′ance, cha•toy′an•cy, n.

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Adj.

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chatoyant - varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"iridescent, shot, changeablecolorful, colourful - having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves"