chameleon

noun · adjectiveB2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

chameleonschamaeleonchamæleon

1.
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.
2.
(figuratively)(figurative) A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.
Đồng nghĩa: Zelig
3.
(physics) 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.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

chamaeleon

Superlative

chamæleon

1.
(not comparable)That changes or modifies its color.
The wall was covered with a chameleon paint.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

Zelig

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English camelion, from Old French cameleon, from Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων, from χαμαί (on the earth, on the ground) + λέων (lion); ultimately a calque from 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 (chameleon, reptile). The spelling was re-Latinized in the early 18th century. The physics sense was Justin Khoury and Amanda Weltman, 2003 in a paper in Physical Review Letters.