Definitions
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- noun The quality of being chatoyant.
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- noun The state or condition of being
chatoyant .
Etymologies
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chatoyant + -cy
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Examples
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It is called chatoyancy, which is a fancy way of saying that the color 'flashes' or 'rolls' across the stone, like cat's-eye but far more vibrantly.
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Lubz ebberyfing wif teh schiller oar teh chatoyancy.
IMPOSTER! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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So that when viewed from various angles they flash a color, and it's compliment, like the chatoyancy of a cat's eye.
madrigle Diary Entry madrigle 2005
sionnach commented on the word chatoyancy
an optical reflectance effect seen in certain gemstones. Derived from the French for cat's eye.
January 30, 2007