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Meaning of "chatoyant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHATOYANT

From French, from chatoyer to gleam like a cat's eyes, from chatcat1.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHATOYANT

chatoyant  [ʃəˈtɔɪənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHATOYANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chatoyant can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CHATOYANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chatoyancy

In gemology, chatoyancy, or chatoyance or cat's eye effect, is an optical reflectance effect seen in certain gemstones. Coined from the French "œil de chat," meaning "cat's eye," chatoyancy arises either from the fibrous structure of a material, as in tiger's eye quartz, or from fibrous inclusions or cavities within the stone, as in cat's eye chrysoberyl. The precipitates that cause chatoyance in chrysoberyl are the mineral rutile, composed mostly of titanium dioxide. There was no evidence of tubes or fibers in the samples examined. The rutile precipitates were all aligned perpendicularly with respect to cat's eye effect. It is reasoned that the lattice parameter of the rutile matches only one of the three orthorhombic crystal axes of the chrysoberyl, resulting in preferred alignment along that direction. Quartz cats-eye The effect can be likened to the sheen off a spool of silk: The luminous streak of reflected light is always perpendicular to the direction of the fibres. For a gemstone to show this effect best it must be cut en cabochon, with the fibers or fibrous structures parallel to the base of the finished stone.

Definition of chatoyant in the English dictionary

The first definition of chatoyant in the dictionary is having changeable lustre; twinkling. Other definition of chatoyant is displaying a band of light reflected off inclusions of other minerals. Chatoyant is also a gemstone with a changeable lustre, such as a cat's eye.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHATOYANT


ambient
ˈæmbɪənt
Bryant
ˈbraɪənt
buoyant
ˈbɔɪənt
clairvoyant
klɛəˈvɔɪənt
client
ˈklaɪənt
compliant
kəmˈplaɪənt
convenient
kənˈviːnɪənt
deviant
ˈdiːvɪənt
flamboyant
flæmˈbɔɪənt
flamboyante
flæmˈbɔɪənt
foudroyant
fuːˈdrɔɪənt
giant
ˈdʒaɪənt
gradient
ˈɡreɪdɪənt
ingredient
ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt
orient
ˈɔːrɪənt
radiant
ˈreɪdɪənt
recipient
rɪˈsɪpɪənt
transient
ˈtrænzɪənt
unflamboyant
ˌʌnflæmˈbɔɪənt
variant
ˈvɛərɪənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHATOYANT

chatelain
chatelaine
Chatham
Chatham Island
Chatham Islands
chatline
chaton
chatoyance
chatoyancy
chatroom
Chatsworth House
chatta
Chattagam
Chattanooga
chatted
chattel
chattel house
chattel mortgage
chattel personal

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHATOYANT

abeyant
assistant
cant
constant
consultant
elegant
enfant
grant
important
infant
instant
irrelevant
meant
on the instant
pendant
plant
relevant
restaurant
significant
want

Synonyms and antonyms of chatoyant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chatoyant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHATOYANT

Find out the translation of chatoyant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chatoyant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chatoyant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

chatoyant
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chatoyant
570 millions of speakers

English

chatoyant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चमकीला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

chatoyant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переливчатый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chatoyant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শেতোয়াঁট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chatoyant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chatoyant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chatoyant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

chatoyant
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

색채가 변하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngobrol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chatoyant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

chatoyant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चॅटॉयन्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chatoyant
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chatoyant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chatoyant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переливчастий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chatoyant
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

chatoyant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kleur schakering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Chatoyant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chatoyant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chatoyant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHATOYANT»

The term «chatoyant» is regularly used and occupies the 72.814 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHATOYANT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chatoyant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHATOYANT»

Discover the use of chatoyant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chatoyant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chatoyant Bay
Could this gorgeous woman really be Raven? And what is her real reason for returning after all these years? With a rash of unexplained murders, Raven becomes the key suspect in the mystery of Chatoyant Bay.
Louise Furley, Louise Furley, 2008
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Artful Polymer Clay: Techniques for Stylish Jewelry and Decor
Chatoyant. Switch. Plate. Materials • Polymer clay: Gold Pearl • Scrap clay in any color • Metal switch plate tools • Clay machine or acrylic roller • Silicone roller • Slicing blade or craft knife • Needle tool • Clay shaper • Ceramic tile covered with  ...
Gail Ritchey, 2009
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A catalogue of the collection of pearls and precious stones ...
A most exquisite chatoyant cymophane, cut en cabochon on both sides, of a heart shape and olive colour, uearly opaque : it shows a most brilliant white ray, which plays from the centre of the stone, and which is as fine at the back as in front ...
Henry Philip Hope, Bram Hertz, 1839
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Model-Based Design for Embedded Systems
Chatoyant is a mixed-domain, mixed-signal simulation environment developed at the University of Pittsburgh. It is capable of simulating MEMS and optical MEMS or MOEMS at a system and architectural level. This permits design space ...
Gabriela Nicolescu, Pieter J. Mosterman, 2009
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Verbal Ability for the CAT
remember it as ”chatoyant silk" the meaning of the word becomes much clearer and remains in memory for long time (perhaps, forever!) and you will be able to use the word at least in one context with confidence. Memory does not fail you.
Sujit Kumar
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Buy a Gail Keo Doll: Air Assault
I bent down and he said, That's Model Chatoyant,—it was created with pools of information; First Sunday of Lent engrafted AI super-micro chips into its electrical circuit and communications channel. The very first self-sufficient AI.
Rain Chetdav, 2005
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Sri Lanka Mineral & Mining Sector Investment and Business Guide
Through this technique fascinating results have been obtained in producing beautiful chatoyant zircons (cat's eye zircons) Heat treated chatoyant zircons are now fairly abundant in the Sri Lankan market. Zircon cat's eyes have been reported ...
Ibpus.com, USA International Business Publications, 2007
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Gemmology
The bright chatoyant lines are running roughly at right angles to these channels. Right: A cabochon of tiger's eye cut to show the chatoyant sheen effect Chatoyancy This is the 'cat's eye', or band of light, effect caused by reflection from parallel ...
Peter Read, 2012
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A System of Mineralogy
Variety of Mondstein, or Adularia, Wid. p. 344. — Cat's-eye, Kirtv. vol. i. p. 301 — Katzenauge, Emm. b. i. s. 188. — Occhio di gatto, Nap. p. 225. — Oeil de chat, Lam. t. ii. p. 152. Id. Brock t. i. p. 292. — Quartz agathe chatoyant, Hauy, t. ii. p. 427.
Robert Jameson, 1816
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American Directory of Writer's Guidelines: More Than 1,700 ...
Chatoyant. Chatoyant publishes high quality poetry and literature. We presently do not accept unsolicited submissions. All unsolicited materials will be recycled. Please see our website for more information: ...
Stephen Blake Mettee, Michelle Doland, Doris Hall, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHATOYANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chatoyant is used in the context of the following news items.
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In colour Jamie xx
Sous ses frusques de corbeau new wave, le producteur de The xx cachait un coeur soul. Il livre un premier album chatoyant, dans l'air du ... «Télérama.fr, Jun 15»
2
Dame Joan Collins Asks $5 Million for West Hollywood Condo
... glass coffee table with a sofa covered in an ever so slightly chatoyant fabric of crimson bamboo fronds on a champagne-toned background. «Variety, Jun 15»
3
Society Confidential: MC5 exhibition opening
There will be a tribute concert and picnic on July 12 at the Memorial Park Band Shell featuring Chatoyant, Rocket 455 and Timmy's Organism, ... «The Detroit News, Jun 15»
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Concert review: Andrew Barrett at UFO Factory
And local space jazz supergroup Chatoyant crafted epic space jazz jams. Some old guy also DJ'ed arty records in order to impress his record ... «Detroit Metro Times, Jun 15»
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'Vellichor' and other wonderful English words
Chatoyant: like a cat's eye. unlucky-13, Cledonism: the use of superfluous words to avoid saying something that is supposedly unlucky. «The New Daily, May 15»
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Restaurant Review: The recently opened Tamra engages all the …
These are accompanied by a chunky and curiously chatoyant peanut sauce which encourages to you, like that popular tea brand jingle, to dip, ... «The Indian Express, May 15»
7
Banking Heir Nat Rothschild Lists Manhattan Townhouse
... extraordinary stretches of book-filled floating shelves that extend from the ebony wide plank wood floors to the decadently chatoyant ceiling. «Variety, Apr 15»
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La BD de la semaine: Moonhead et la music machine, d'Andrew Rae
... Un ado souffre-douleur à tête de lune voit sa vie transformée grâce à la musique dans cette fable onirique au graphisme chatoyant. «Le Vif, Feb 15»
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Irrésistible rendez-vous avec la vérité
Les montagnes qui nous entourent passent du velours sombre au taffetas chatoyant. À la fin septembre, les feuilles sont bien vertes; au début ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Jan 15»
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Fresu, Moroni, Coleman : un sacré trio de jazz
On n'en finirait pas d'égrener les noms des musiciens prestigieux auxquels son jeu chatoyant a prêté main-forte durant ses 35 ans de carrière. «ladepeche.fr, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Chatoyant [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chatoyant>. Apr 2024 ».
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