cat's eye
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cat's eye
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An allusion to the way a cat's eyes will appear to glow when illuminated in the dark. In mineralogy, a calque of French œil de chat.
noun cats' eyes · cat's eyes · cat's-eye · catseye
- A retroreflective device placed on a road surface as a marking that can be seen even at night.
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A glass marble with elongated colourful inclusions running through its axis.
Similar: cat-eye
- A gemstone exhibiting chatoyancy.
- Cymophane (translucent yellow chatoyant chrysoberyl).
- A sea snail, Lunella smaragda
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, eye.; the eye of a cat.
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noun retroreflective device placed on a road surface
| 日本語 | チャッターバー chattā bā |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 貓眼 /猫眼 māoyǎn |
| Português | olho de gato, tachão, tartaruga |
| Français | œil de chat |
| Deutsch | Katzenauge |
| Italiano | catadiottro, catarifrangente |
| Русский | катафо́т katafót |
noun glass marble with elongated inclusions
| 中文 | 貓眼 /猫眼 māoyǎn |
|---|---|
| Русский | коша́чий глаз košáčij glaz |
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