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kissansilmäilmiö

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Finnish

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Chatoyancy in a gemstone.

Etymology

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kissansilmä +‎ ilmiö

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkisːɑnˌsilmæˌilmiø/, [ˈk̟is̠ːɑ̝nˌs̠ilmæˌilmiø̞]
  • Rhymes: -ilmiø
  • Hyphenation(key): kissan‧silmä‧ilmiö

Noun

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kissansilmäilmiö

  1. chatoyancy, cat's eye effect (optical reflection seen in some gemstones making them somewhat reminiscent of the eye of a cat)

Declension

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Possessive forms of kissansilmäilmiö (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

Further reading

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