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Meaning of chameleon

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

chameleon

Pronunciation:/kəˈmiːljən/

noun

Definitions

  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. 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.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Describing something that changes color.

    Example: The wall was covered with a chameleon paint.