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chameleon

/kəˈmiliən/

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What does chameleon mean?

noun

  1. A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
  2. (figuratively) A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.
  3. A hypothetical scalar particle with a non-linear self-interaction, giving it an effective mass that depends on its environment: the presence of other fields.
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adjective

  1. That changes or modifies its color.

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IPA pronunciation

/kəˈmiliən/

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Our treatment of chemical industry during the Treaty negotiations and in the Treaty itself persistently ignored its chameleon nature.
Victor LefebureThe Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and WarProject Gutenberg ebook #1272
I can add colours to the chameleon, Change shapes with Proteus for advantages, And set the murderous Machiavel to school.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
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He is a chameleon; by the law of his nature he takes the color of his place of resort.
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70
As to the fauna, it might be counted by thousands of crustacea of all sorts, lobsters, crabs, spider-crabs, chameleon shrimps, and a large number of shells, rockfish, and limpets.
Jules VerneTwenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #164
The changes exhibited were like the sudden transition of shades presented by the chameleon.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747