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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Italian term or phrase: | cangiante | | English translation: | iridescent | | Entered by: | Sphynx |
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Mining & Minerals / Gems | | Italian term or phrase: cangia | quarzo criptocristallino opaco di colore bruno-dorato con riflesso centrale giallo-oro che cangia grazie al riflesso della luce sulla particolare superficie della pietra.
I'm wondering if cangia is a typo and could be cambia. Thanks! |
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| | iridescent | Explanation:
La cangianza, in gemmologia, corrisponde all'inglese "iridescence": the quality or state of being iridescent, that is varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles. Penso sia più appropriato di "changeable". Perciò ti suggerisco di adattare la frase di conseguenza. |
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| Note from asker to answererI've never used it before but I hope iridesces sounds right!
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| changes colour/nuance
Explanation:
cangiare means cambiare,mutare, specificamente riferito ai colori. If sth is 'cangiante' it means 'che cambia di colore con il variare dell'incidenza della luce' (Devoto-Oli Le Monnier Italian Dictionary). I don't know if there's a specific word in English as the Italian 'cangiare', general E dictionary just give 'change', maybe you could render the meaning adding sth like 'changes colour' or finer ' changes nuance' - not an expert in colour then, maybe you can do better than me for that part, but i hope i was of some help.
Medium confidence here, coz I'm sure 100% about its meaning in Italian, but so sure about how to make it into ENglish. :-)
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| | cangiante iridescent
Explanation:
La cangianza, in gemmologia, corrisponde all'inglese "iridescence": the quality or state of being iridescent, that is varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles. Penso sia più appropriato di "changeable". Perciò ti suggerisco di adattare la frase di conseguenza.
Reference: http://www.cigem.ca/415.html
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| Note from asker to answerer| I've never used it before but I hope iridesces sounds right! |
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