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am·ber  (mbr)
n.
1. A hard translucent yellow, orange, or brownish-yellow fossil resin, used for making jewelry and other ornamental objects.
2. A brownish yellow.
adj.
1. Having the color of amber; brownish-yellow.
2. Made of or resembling amber: an amber necklace.

[Middle English ambre, from Old French, from Medieval Latin ambra, ambar, from Arabic 'anbar, ambergris, amber.]

amber [ˈæmbə]
n
1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds)
a.  a yellow or yellowish-brown hard translucent fossil resin derived from extinct coniferous trees that occurs in Tertiary deposits and often contains trapped insects. It is used for jewellery, ornaments, etc.
b.  (as modifier) an amber necklace Related adj succinic
fly in amber a strange relic or reminder of the past
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
a.  a medium to dark brownish-yellow colour, often somewhat orange, similar to that of the resin
b.  (as adjective) an amber dress
4. an amber traffic light used as a warning between red and green
[from Medieval Latin ambar, from Arabic `anbar ambergris]

amber  (mbr)
A hard, translucent, brownish-yellow substance that is the fossilized resin of ancient trees. It often contains fossil insects.
A Closer Look Certain trees, especially conifers, produce a sticky substance called resin to protect themselves against insects. Normally, it decays in oxygen through the action of bacteria. However, if the resin happens to fall into wet mud or sand containing little oxygen, it can harden and eventually fossilize, becoming the yellowish, translucent substance known as amber. If any insects or other organisms are trapped in the resin before it hardens, they can be preserved, often in exquisite detail. By studying these preserved organisms, scientists are able learn key facts about life on Earth millions of years ago.
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amber
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.amber - a deep yellow coloramber - a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"
yellow, yellowness - yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
2.amber - a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resinamber - a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry
natural resin - a plant exudate
Adj.1.amber - of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

amber noun
Related words
adjective succinic
Translations
amber [ˈæmbəʳ]
A. Námbar m
at or on amber (Brit) (Aut) → en ámbar
B. ADJ
1. [jewellery] → de ámbar; [colour] → ambarino
2. (Brit) (Aut) amber lightluz f ámbar

amber [ˈæmbər]
n
(= colour) → ambre m
[traffic lights] → orange m, feu m orange
on amber → à l'orange
(= mineral) → ambre m
adj (in colour) [fabric, glass] → ambré(e); [eyes] → ambré(e)
modif (= made of amber) [bead, necklace] → d'ambre

amber
nBernstein m; (colour) → Bernsteingelb nt; (Brit: in traffic lights) → Gelb nt
adjaus Bernstein; (= amber-coloured)bernsteinfarben; (Brit) traffic lightgelb; the amber nectar (Brit, Austral: inf) → das kühle Nass (inf), → der Gerstensaft (hum)

amber [ˈæmbəʳ]
1. nambra
2. adj (colour) → ambra inv, ambrato/a (Brit) (traffic light) → giallo/a

amber
n / adj amber [ˈӕmbə]
(of) a hard yellow or brownish substance, formed from resin, used in making jewellery etc made of amber; an amber brooch. amber كَهْرَمَان кехлибар jantar; jantarový rav; rav- der Bernstein κεχριμπάρι, κεχριμπαρένιος ámbar merevaik کهربا؛ عنبر meripihka (d')ambre עִנבָּר तृणमणि jantar borostyánkő ambar raf ambra こはく 호박, 호박으로 만든 gintaras dzintars; dzintara- ambar barnsteen rav bursztyn(owy) âmbar (de) chihlimbar янтарь jantár; jantárový jantar; iz jantarja ćilibar bärnsten, bärnstensfärgad อำพัน kehribar 琥珀 янтар, бурштин عنبر ، عود hổ phách

amber كهرمان jantar rav Bernstein κεχριμπάρι ámbar meripihka ambre jantar ambra 琥珀色 호박(광물) oranje rav bursztyn âmbar янтарь bärnsten สีเหลืองอำพัน kehribar hổ phách 琥珀色


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