Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A lustrous colored reflection from certain planes in a mineral grain.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A peculiar, nearly metallic luster, sometimes accompanied by iridescence, observed on some minerals, as hyper-sthene, and due to internal reflection from microscopic inclusions: in some cases this is an effect produced by alteration.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The peculiar bronzelike luster observed in certain minerals, as hypersthene, schiller spar, etc. It is due to the presence of minute inclusions in parallel position, and is sometimes of secondary origin.
WordNet 3.0
- n. German romantic writer (1759-1805)
Etymologies
- German, iridescence, from Middle High German schilher, iridescent taffeta, from schilhen, to twinkle, squint, from Old High German scilihen, to squint, wink.
Examples
“a metallic sheen or "schiller," which is even more pronounced in hypersthene than in bronzite.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
“Lubz ebberyfing wif teh schiller oar teh chatoyancy.”
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“… China bashers: outta be complaining about some draconian laws in Canada, before offering advice to foreign...… nice one schiller: maybe instead of trying to make it sound like China was oppressing you, you poor victim, you can...”
“For more information on Schiller International University in Madrid, please visit www. schiller.edu.”
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Eric Schiller: Politics invades Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival
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Eric Schiller: Politics invades Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival
“MBN conflict sounds a lot like what some call the “aesthetic” conflict, though it seems you are emphasing its informational basis more than it’s merely formal basis. have read any schiller? i’m thinking specificially of the aesthetic education of man a series of letters.”
“I’ve been in attendance to over a dozen Steve Jobs and Phil schiller keynotes. every time they release a drastic change to any product it’s typical for Apple to say that.”
Apple On iPhone Competitors: They’re Still Catching Up To The First iPhone
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘schiller’.
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Logolepsy
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ruzuzu Also see labradorescence. Oct 7, 2011
bestiary from dictionary.com: a bronzelike luster, sometimes with iridescence, occurring on certain minerals. (Origin: 1795–1805; < G: play of colors, glitter) Jul 24, 2008