Definition of "chatoyancy" []

• The state or condition of being chatoyant. (noun)

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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."
• "Lubz ebberyfing wif teh schiller oar teh chatoyancy."
• "So that when viewed from various angles they flash a color, and it's compliment, like the chatoyancy of a cat's eye."