"cat's eye" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cats' eyes [plural], cat's eyes [plural]
Etymology: An allusion to the way a cat's eyes will appear to glow when illuminated in the dark. In mineralogy, a calque of French œil de chat. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|fr|œil de chat|nocap=1}} calque of French œil de chat Head templates: {{en-noun|~|cats' eyes|s}} cat's eye (countable and uncountable, plural cats' eyes or cat's eyes)
  1. (countable, especially Commonwealth, usually in the plural) A retroreflective device placed on a road surface as a marking that can be seen even at night. Tags: Commonwealth, countable, especially, plural-normally Translations (retroreflective device placed on a road surface): котешко око (koteško oko) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 貓眼 (Chinese Mandarin), 猫眼 (māoyǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), Kočičí oko [neuter] (Czech), kattenoog (Dutch), tienpintaheijastin (Finnish), œil de chat [masculine] (French), ollo de gato [masculine] (Galician), Katzenauge [feminine] (German), súile cait (Irish), catadiottro [masculine] (Italian), catarifrangente [masculine] (Italian), チャッターバー (chattā bā) (Japanese), pemantul cahaya (Malay), kocie oczko [neuter] (Polish), olho de gato [masculine] (Portuguese), tachão [masculine] (Portuguese), tartaruga [feminine] (Portuguese), катафо́т (katafót) [masculine] (Russian), kattöga [neuter] (Swedish), ตาแมว (dtaa-mɛɛo) (Thai), llygad cath [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cat's_eye-en-noun-dzIMKkZI Categories (other): Commonwealth English Disambiguation of 'retroreflective device placed on a road surface': 74 5 4 6 10 1
  2. (countable) A glass marble with elongated colourful inclusions running through its axis. Tags: countable Synonyms: cat-eye Translations (glass marble with elongated inclusions): 貓眼 (Chinese Mandarin), 猫眼 (māoyǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), lasikuula (Finnish), коша́чий глаз (košáčij glaz) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cat's_eye-en-noun-tr2QfQaa Disambiguation of 'glass marble with elongated inclusions': 6 56 6 15 16 1
  3. A gemstone exhibiting chatoyancy. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cat's_eye-en-noun---CTxcd4
  4. (mineralogy) Cymophane (translucent yellow chatoyant chrysoberyl). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals
    Sense id: en-cat's_eye-en-noun-WvnWVxyH Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. (countable, New Zealand) A sea snail, Lunella smaragda Tags: New-Zealand, countable
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  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, eye.; the eye of a cat. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: cat's-eye, catseye
    Sense id: en-cat's_eye-en-noun-XA49esj6

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Alternative forms

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        "(countable, especially Commonwealth, usually in the plural) A retroreflective device placed on a road surface as a marking that can be seen even at night."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Commonwealth",
        "countable",
        "especially",
        "plural-normally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A glass marble with elongated colourful inclusions running through its axis."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "marble",
          "marble"
        ],
        [
          "inclusion",
          "inclusion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A glass marble with elongated colourful inclusions running through its axis."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cat-eye"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A gemstone exhibiting chatoyancy."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chatoyancy",
          "chatoyancy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Minerals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Cymophane (translucent yellow chatoyant chrysoberyl)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mineralogy",
          "mineralogy"
        ],
        [
          "Cymophane",
          "cymophane"
        ],
        [
          "translucent",
          "translucent#English"
        ],
        [
          "chatoyant",
          "chatoyant#English"
        ],
        [
          "chrysoberyl",
          "chrysoberyl#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mineralogy) Cymophane (translucent yellow chatoyant chrysoberyl)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "geography",
        "geology",
        "mineralogy",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "New Zealand English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sea snail, Lunella smaragda"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sea snail",
          "sea snail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable, New Zealand) A sea snail, Lunella smaragda"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand",
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, eye.; the eye of a cat."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat#English"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cat's-eye"
    },
    {
      "word": "catseye"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "koteško oko",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "котешко око"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "word": "貓眼"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "māoyǎn",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "word": "猫眼"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kočičí oko"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "word": "kattenoog"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "word": "tienpintaheijastin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "œil de chat"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ollo de gato"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Katzenauge"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "word": "súile cait"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "catadiottro"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "catarifrangente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chattā bā",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "word": "チャッターバー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "word": "pemantul cahaya"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kocie oczko"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "olho de gato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tachão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tartaruga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "katafót",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "катафо́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kattöga"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtaa-mɛɛo",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "word": "ตาแมว"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "retroreflective device placed on a road surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "llygad cath"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "glass marble with elongated inclusions",
      "word": "貓眼"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "māoyǎn",
      "sense": "glass marble with elongated inclusions",
      "word": "猫眼"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "glass marble with elongated inclusions",
      "word": "lasikuula"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "košáčij glaz",
      "sense": "glass marble with elongated inclusions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "коша́чий глаз"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "cat's eye"
  ],
  "word": "cat's eye"
}

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