Science Fair Project Dictionary
Amber
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English
Pronunciation
- SAMPA : /"{mb@/
- IPA : /ˈæmbə/
Etymology
Comes from Arabic ambergris meaning "amber."
Noun
amber
- A hard yellow to brown translucent fossil resin, used for jewellery.
- A brownish yellow colour.
- A female name
Translations
- Breton: goularz m (1)
- Chinese: 琥珀 , 淡黄色
- Dutch: amber n (1), amberkleur f (2), Amber f (3)
- Estonian: merevaik (1)
- Finnish: meripihka (1), meripihkan värinen (2)
- French: ambre m
- German: Bernstein m (1)
- Italian: ambra f
- Japanese: 琥珀 (こはく , kohaku) (1), 琥珀色 (こはくいろ , kohakuiro) (2)
- Latvian: dzintars (1)
- Lithuanian: gintaras (1)
- Polish: bursztyn m (1), kolor bursztynowy m (2)
- Portuguese: âmbar m
- Russian: янтарь m
- Swedish: bärnsten c (1)
Adjective
- of a brownish yellow colour.
Translations
Related words
- See Appendix:Colours
Dutch
Pronunciation
- SAMPA : /'/
- IPA : /'ambər/
Noun
amber n (am.ber)
- a hard yellow to brown translucent fossil resin, used for jewelry.
- a female name
Translations
- English: amber (1), Amber (2)
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