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 Definitions of AMBER  [ˈæm bər]  

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Definition of 'AMBER' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) amber
a yellow, red, or brown translucent fossil resin of coniferous trees that becomes charged with static electricity when rubbed: used for jewelry.

2.  amber
the yellowish brown color of amber.

3. (adj.) amber
yellowish brown.

4.  amber
made of amber.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME ambre < OF < ML ambra < Ar &ain;anbar ambergris)

Definition of 'AMBER' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) amber, gold
a deep yellow color
"an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"

2. (adj) amber
a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry

3. (adj) amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown
of a medium to dark brownish yellow color


Definition of 'AMBER' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) AMBER
consisting of amber; made of amber

2. (adj) AMBER
resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored

3. (noun) AMBER
a yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric

4. (noun) AMBER
amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky

5. (noun) AMBER
ambergris

6. (noun) AMBER
the balsam, liquidambar

7. (verb) AMBER
to scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine

8. (verb) AMBER
to preserve in amber; as, an ambered fly


Definitions of 'AMBER' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  AMBER
a fossil resin, generally yellow and semi-transparent, derived, it is presumed, from certain extinct coniferous trees; becomes electric by friction, and gives name to electricity, the Greek word for it being electron; has been fished up for centuries in the Baltic, and is now used in varnishes and for tobacco pipes.


Definition of 'AMBER' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  AMBER
A yellowish fossil resin, the gum of several species of coniferous trees, found in the alluvial deposits of northeastern Germany. It is used in molecular biology in the analysis of organic matter fossilized in amber.


Definition of 'AMBER' The Standard Electrical Dictionary 

1.  AMBER
Amber is a fossil resin, supposed to be a product of the extinct Pinites Succinifer and other coniferous trees. Most of it is gathered on the shores of the Baltic between Koenigsberg and Memel. It is also found in small pieces at Gay Head, Mass., and in New Jersey green sand. It is found among the prehistoric remains of the Swiss Lake dwellers. When rubbed with a cloth it becomes excited with negative electricity. The Greek word for it is electron, which gave the name electricity to the modern science. Thales of Miletus, 600 B. C., and Theophrastus, about 300 B. C., both mention its electric properties or power of attracting small objects when rubbed.


Translation of 'AMBER' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (of) a hard yellow or brownish substance, formed from resin, used in making jewellery etc
made of amber; an amber brooch.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: amber Arabic flag Arabic: كَهْرَمَان Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: кехлибар
Brazilian flag Brazilian: âmbar Czech flag Czech: jantar; jantarový German flag German: der Bernstein
Danish flag Danish: rav; rav- Greek flag Greek: κεχριμπάρι, κεχριμπαρένιο Spanish flag Spanish: ámbar
Estonian flag Estonian: merevaik Farsi flag Farsi: کهربا؛ عنبر Finnish flag Finnish: meripihka
French flag French: (d')ambre Hebrew flag Hebrew: עִנבָּר Hindi flag Hindi: तृणमणि
Croatian flag Croatian: jantar Hungarian flag Hungarian: borostyánkő Indonesian flag Indonesian: ambar
Icelandic flag Icelandic: raf Italian flag Italian: ambra Japanese flag Japanese: こはく
Korean flag Korean: 호박, 호박으로 만든 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: gintaras Latvian flag Latvian: dzintars; dzintara-
Malay flag Malay: ambar Dutch flag Dutch: barnsteen Norwegian flag Norwegian: rav
Polish flag Polish: bursztyn(owy) Persian flag Persian: کهربا؛ عنبر Pashto flag Pashto: عنبر
Portuguese flag Portuguese: âmbar Romanian flag Romanian: (de) chihlimbar Russian flag Russian: янтарь
Slovak flag Slovak: jantár; jantárový Slovenian flag Slovenian: jantar; iz jantarja Serbian flag Serbian: ćilibar
Swedish flag Swedish: bärnsten, bärnstensfärgad Thai flag Thai: อำพัน Turkish flag Turkish: kehribar
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 琥珀 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: янтар, бурштин Urdu flag Urdu: عنبر ، عود
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: hổ phách Chinese flag Chinese: 琥珀

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