amber

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.

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

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amber

Noun

a yellow translucent fossilized resin, used in jewellery

Adjective

brownish-yellow [Arabic `anbar ambergris]

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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.

amber

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	amber - a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair" gold 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 resin; used for jewelry natural resin - a plant exudate
Adj.	1.	amber - of a medium to dark brownish yellow color brownish-yellow, yellow-brown chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

amber [ˈæmbəʳ] n → ámbar m;

at amber (BRIT) (AUT) → en amarillo

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amber [ˈæmbəʳ] n → ambre m;

at amber (Brit) (Aut) → à l'orange

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amber [ˈæmbəʳ] n → Bernstein m;

at amber (Brit) (traffic lights) → auf Gelb: (move off) → bei Gelb

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amber [ˈæmbəʳ] n → ambra;

at amber (BRIT) (AUT) → giallo