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chameleon

The correct spelling is chameleon.

How to pronounce chameleon

noun

IPA: /kəˈmiːljən/

Say it like: Cha-mel-eon

The correct spelling is chameleon. 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. For example: "The wall was covered with a chameleon paint."

Usage Examples

The wall was covered with a chameleon paint.

Meanings

noun

  1. 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. 2.A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.
  3. 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. 1.Describing something that changes color.

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