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