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chameleon

/kəˈmiːljən/

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noun

カメレオン

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.

Examples :

"The chameleon on the windowsill changed color from brown to green. "

窓枠のカメレオンは茶色から緑色に色を変えた。

animal biology nature organism

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noun

カメレオン, 日和見主義者

A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.

Examples :

"My cousin is a chameleon; he changes his opinion about which school club to join almost every week. "

私のいとこはカメレオンです。彼は毎週のように、どの学校のクラブに入るか意見を変えます。

character human person attitude ability

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noun

カメレオン粒子

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.

Examples :

"Because it interacts with the strong electromagnetic fields near the power plant, this hypothetical "chameleon" particle would have a much larger mass there than it would in the relative vacuum of deep space. "

発電所の近くの強い電磁場と相互作用するため、この仮説上の「カメレオン」粒子は、深宇宙の相対的な真空よりもそこではるかに大きな質量を持つことになるでしょう。

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adjective

カメレオンのような, 変色する

Describing something that changes color.

Examples :

"The wall was covered with a chameleon paint."

壁はカメレオンのような塗料で覆われていた。

appearance nature animal color