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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.

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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 [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]

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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

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amber noun

Related words
adjective succinic

Translations

amber [ˈæmbəʳ]

A. N → ámbar m
at or on amber (Brit) (Aut) → en ámbar

B. ADJ

1. [jewellery] → de ámbar; [colour] → ambarino

2. (Brit) (Aut) amber light → luz f ámbar

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amber [ˈæmbə^r]

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

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amber

n → Bernstein m; (colour) → Bernsteingelb nt; (Brit: in traffic lights) → Gelb nt

adj → aus Bernstein; (= amber-coloured) → bernsteinfarben; (Brit) traffic light → gelb; the amber nectar (Brit, Austral: inf) → das kühle Nass (inf), → der Gerstensaft (hum)

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amber [ˈæmbəʳ]

1. n → ambra

2. adj (colour) → ambra inv, ambrato/a (Brit) (traffic light) → giallo/a

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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 琥珀

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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