Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
chameleon en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- audio Pacific Northwest
- /kəˈmi.li.ən/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kəˈmil.jən/
- kəmē'lēən
- kəmēl'yən
Etymology
From Middle English camelion, from Old French cameleon, from Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the earth, on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”); ultimately a calque from Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 (nēšu ša qaqqari, “chameleon, reptile”, literally “lion of the ground", "predator that crawls upon the ground”). The spelling was re-Latinized in the early 18th century. The physics sense was coined by Justin Khoury and Amanda Weltman in 2003 in a paper in Physical Review Letters.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) That changes or modifies its color.
The wall was covered with a chameleon paint.
Forms
wikipedia: Physical Review Letters
chameleon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- audio Pacific Northwest
- /kəˈmi.li.ən/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kəˈmil.jən/
- kəmē'lēən
- kəmēl'yən
Etymology
From Middle English camelion, from Old French cameleon, from Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the earth, on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”); ultimately a calque from Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 (nēšu ša qaqqari, “chameleon, reptile”, literally “lion of the ground", "predator that crawls upon the ground”). The spelling was re-Latinized in the early 18th century. The physics sense was coined by Justin Khoury and Amanda Weltman in 2003 in a paper in Physical Review Letters.
Meanings
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A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
Milk of chameleon was recommended as an erotic stimulant by Avicenna.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 59:A contagious neuro-ego-disease. A virus sticking to liars.
We're the self-centered fuel to boost the new strain of fire.
Adapting, shifting, lacking opinion. Our numbers exceeding the billions.
Everly walking among ourselves down the corridor of chameleons.
1998, “Corridor of Chameleons”, performed by Meshuggah:
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(figuratively) A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.
He is a political chameleon, as charming to business leaders he met privately in Aberdeen on Friday night as he has been inspiring to distressed and desperate Labour defectors in Glasgow and beyond.
2014 September 8, Michael White, “Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe”, in The Guardian:
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A hypothetical scalar particle with a non-linear self-interaction, giving it an effective mass that depends on its environment: the presence of other fields.
Forms
Deriveds
sea chameleon · veiled chameleon · American chameleon · Jackson's chameleon · Fischer's chameleon · chameleonic · panther chameleon · chameleon vine · chameleon schema · chameleonlike · chameleon plant · Smith's dwarf chameleon · chameleonize · chameleon mineral · chameleon cichlid · Elandsberg dwarf chameleon · chameleon-like
Synonyms
Zelig
Translations (154)
mt kamaleont (reptile) · sq kameleon (reptile) · su londok (reptile) · tzm ⴽⴰⵛⵛⴰ (reptile) · eu kameleoi (reptile) · ro cameleon (reptile) · el χαμαιλέοντας (reptile) · arc זָקִיתָא (reptile) · my ပုတ်သင်ညို (reptile) · mnw ဟကုဲ (reptile) · et kameeleon (reptile) · uk хамелео́н (reptile) · ml ഓന്ത് (person with inconstant behavior) · ms kameleon (reptile) · uz xameleon (reptile) · shi cacxt (reptile) · kk құбылғы (reptile) · fa بوقلمون (person with inconstant behavior) · or ଏଣ୍ଡୁଅ (reptile) · cmn 變色蜥蜴 /变色蜥蜴 (reptile) · mk камелеон (reptile) · da kamæleon (reptile) · fa آفتابپرست (reptile) · is kamelljón (reptile) · wa cameleyon (reptile) · oc camaleon (reptile) · cmn 變色龍 /变色龙 (reptile) · ka ქამელეონი (reptile) · ml ഓന്ത് (reptile) · az buqələmun (reptile) · es camaleón (reptile) · tl hunyango (reptile) · ak abosomakoterɛ (reptile) · gv kameelyan (reptile) · sh камелеон (reptile) · fi kameleontti (reptile) · es camaleón (person with inconstant behavior) · ary بوة (reptile) · tzm ⵜⴰⵢⵢⵓ (reptile) · ky хамелеон (reptile) · cmn 變色龍 /变色龙 (person with inconstant behavior) · cs chameleón (reptile) · ccc tsenemo (reptile) · tt хамелеон (reptile) · ta பச்சோந்தி (reptile) · pi ကကဏ္ဍက (reptile) · pt camaleão (person with inconstant behavior) · uz buqalamun (reptile) · nso leôbu (reptile) · th คาเมเลี่ยน (reptile) · nv naʼashǫ́ʼii łahgo aníʼdoolníiłii (reptile) · sn rwavhi (reptile) · kn ಗೋಸುಂಬೆ (reptile) · ca camaleó (reptile) · hy գետնառյուծ (reptile) · kn ಓತೀಕಾಟ (reptile) · ast camaleón (reptile) · ms sesumpah (reptile) · mi kamiriona (reptile) · ja 気分屋 (person with inconstant behavior) · tg офтобгардон (reptile) · eo ĥameleono (reptile) · ko 카멜레온 (reptile) · chr ᎤᎵᏑᏫᏒ ᎠᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᎩ ᏘᏲᎭᎵ (reptile) · it camaleonte (reptile) · de Chamäleon (reptile) · kk құбылмалы адам (person with inconstant behavior) · cmn 避役 (reptile) · nl kameleon (person with inconstant behavior) · ro cameleon (person with inconstant behavior) · ca camaleó (person with inconstant behavior) · mg tandrondro (reptile) · grc χαμαιλέων (reptile) · he זִקִּית (reptile) · shi tata (reptile) · acw حرباية (reptile) · tzm ⵜⴰⵜⴰ (reptile) · pl kameleon (reptile) · sl kameleon (reptile) · as কোকলোঙা (reptile) · mn хамелеон (reptile) · shi kacca (reptile) · akk 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 (reptile) · te ఊసరవెల్లి (reptile) · kk тұрақсыз адам (person with inconstant behavior) · am እስስት (reptile) · af trapsuutjie (reptile) · ki kĩĩmbu (reptile) · te తొండ (reptile) · pi kakaṇṭaka (reptile) · af verkleurmannetjie (person with inconstant behavior) · an camalión (reptile) · nl kameleon (reptile) · sw lumbwi (reptile) · tt хамелеон (person with inconstant behavior) · mg tana (reptile) · gu કાચંડો (reptile) · id bunglon (reptile) · el χαμαιλέων (person with inconstant behavior) · tft bakebake (reptile) · tr bukalemun (person with inconstant behavior) · br gwerlas (reptile) · ss lú-nwabú (reptile) · gl camaleón (reptile) · shi aka (reptile) · cs chameleon (reptile) · sw kinyonga (reptile) · tt монафикъ (person with inconstant behavior) · ar حِرْبَاء (reptile) · mfe kamaleon (reptile) · fr caméléon (reptile) · ary تاتة (reptile) · sw kigeugeu (reptile) · hi गिरगिट (reptile) · nb kameleon (reptile) · bem lufwíáññembâ (reptile) · af verkleurmannetjie (reptile) · ms sumpah-sumpah (reptile) · vi tắc kè bông (reptile) · hu kaméleon (reptile) · it camaleonte (person with inconstant behavior) · be хамелео́н (reptile) · wo kàkkatar (reptile) · nah tepaxin (reptile) · pa ਗਿਰਗਿਟ (reptile) · ru хамелео́н (reptile) · sv kameleont (reptile) · vi tắc kè hoa (reptile) · bn গিরগিটি (reptile) · fo kamelón (reptile) · cy madfall symudliw (reptile) · tr bukalemun (reptile) · iu ᑲᒦᓕᐊᓂ (reptile) · nn kameleon (reptile) · fa خربا (reptile) · bn বহুরূপী (reptile) · io kameleono (reptile) · is kameljón (reptile) · ja カメレオン (reptile) · sk chameleón (reptile) · lv hameleons (reptile) · bg хамелео́н (reptile) · chr ᎧᎻᎵᎣᏂ (reptile) · he זיקית (reptile) · shi tayyu (reptile) · ki mũriyũ (reptile) · kn ಊಸರವಳ್ಳಿ (reptile) · inc-oaw गिरगिट (reptile) · lt chameleonas (reptile) · mg tarondro (reptile) · tt икейөзле (person with inconstant behavior) · pt camaleão (reptile) · hy քամելեոն (reptile) · sh kameleon (reptile)
wikipedia: Physical Review Letters · wikidata: Q37686