"chatoyant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʃəˈtɔɪ.ənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chatoyant.wav Forms: more chatoyant [comparative], most chatoyant [superlative]
Etymology: From French chatoyant, present participle of chatoyer (“to iridesce, like a cat's eye”), from chat (“cat”, because of the reflective qualities of a cat's eye). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|chatoyant}} French chatoyant Head templates: {{en-adj}} chatoyant (comparative more chatoyant, superlative most chatoyant)
  1. (jewelry) Having a certain optical reflectance effect, which can be likened to the sheen of a spool of silk. Related terms: chatoyancy
    Sense id: en-chatoyant-en-adj-pwG9xuU0 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Jewelry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 47 14 0 Topics: jewelry, lifestyle

Noun

IPA: /ʃəˈtɔɪ.ənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chatoyant.wav Forms: chatoyants [plural]
Etymology: From French chatoyant, present participle of chatoyer (“to iridesce, like a cat's eye”), from chat (“cat”, because of the reflective qualities of a cat's eye). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|chatoyant}} French chatoyant Head templates: {{en-noun}} chatoyant (plural chatoyants)
  1. (mineralogy) A hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light.
    Sense id: en-chatoyant-en-noun-geVOYRbq Categories (other): Minerals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 47 14 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 51 9 0 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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