Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Changeable — may refer to: Changeables also known as McRobots, a toy series produced by McDonald s Changeable Hawk eagle, or Crested Hawk Eagle Swift Changeable Changeable Lizard, or Oriental garden lizard Changeable tree toad, or Gray tree frog Changeable… … Wikipedia
changeable — changeable, changeful, variable, mutable, protean are comparable when meaning having or showing a marked capacity for changes or a marked tendency to alter itself or be altered under slight provocation. Changeable, the ordinary and most… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Changeable — Change a*ble, a. [Cf. F. changeable.] 1. Capable of change; subject to alteration; mutable; variable; fickle; inconstant; as, a changeable humor. [1913 Webster] 2. Appearing different, as in color, in different lights, or under different… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
changeable — changeability, changeableness, n. changeably, adv. /chayn jeuh beuhl/, adj. 1. liable to change or to be changed; variable. 2. of changing color or appearance: changeable silk. [1200 50; ME; see CHANGE, ABLE] Syn. 1. erratic, inconstant, fickle,… … Universalium
changeable — change•a•ble [[t]ˈtʃeɪn dʒə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) liable to change or to be changed; variable 2) of changing color or appearance: changeable silk[/ex] • Etymology: 1200–50 change a•bil′i•ty, change′a•ble•ness, n … From formal English to slang
changeable — /ˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl/ (say chaynjuhbuhl) adjective 1. liable to change or to be changed; variable. 2. of changing colour or appearance: changeable silk. –changeability /tʃeɪndʒəˈbɪləti/ (say chaynjuh biluhtee), changeableness, noun –changeably, adverb …
changeable — [chān′jə bəl] adj. [ME] 1. that can change or be changed; likely or tending to change; variable; alterable; fickle 2. having a changing appearance or color, as some silk when looked at from different angles; iridescent changeability n.… … English World dictionary
shot-silk retina — an opalescent effect, as of changeable silk, sometimes seen in the retinas of young persons. Called also shot silk phenomenon or reflex and watered silk r … Medical dictionary
Chatoyant — Cha*toy ant, a. [F., p. pr. of chatoyer to be chatoyant, fr. chat cat.] (Min.) Having a changeable, varying luster, or color, like that of a changeable silk, or oa a cat s eye in the dark. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lingua (play) — Lingua, or the Combat of the Tongue and the Five Senses for Superiority is is an allegorical stage play of the first decade of the seventeenth century, generally attributed to the academic playwright Thomas Tomkis.Publication Lingua was entered… … Wikipedia
liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, esp. different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field. [1890 95] * * * Substance that flows like a liquid but maintains some of the ordered structure… … Universalium
