chameleon
/kəˈmiːljən/IPA: /CH AH0 M EH1 L IY0 AH0 N/
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
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
- 1
Describing something that changes color.
“The wall was covered with a chameleon paint.”
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