cat's eye
Gemstone with band
Cat's eye refers to several things united by resemblance to a feline eye.
A cat's-eye marble has a twisted colored insert visible through clear glass.
Cat's-eye reflectors are the small raised markers embedded in roads that glow when headlights hit them.
In gemology, a cat's eye is a stone—typically chrysoberyl—that displays chatoyancy, a narrow band of light that shifts across the surface like a cat's slit pupil.
Light-redirecting surface
- retroreflectorReflects light back precisely
- pavementHard road covering
- delineatorSomething that marks boundaries
- visibilityRange of clear sight
highway · lanes · centerline · raised · embedded · safety · nighttime · glowing
Learner or eye opening
- slitNarrow elongated opening
- glowSteady, soft light
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
reflective · vertical · dilated · watchful · predator · night vision · gleaming · piercing
Domed, unfaceted gemstone
- lusterSoft reflected light
- alexandriteColor-changing precious stone
- silicateOxygen-bound crystal compound
- carat200 milligrams exactly
clarity · setting · bezel · facet · gemology · mineralogy · hardness · brilliance
One who fires weapons
- tawStriker marble in games
- agateBanded semiprecious stone
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
- glassySmooth and shiny
swirly · milky · steely · knuckle · ring · ringer · tournament · collection
Of or relating to worlds
- HubbleRenowned astronomer's surname
- DracoSerpent-shaped northern constellation
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
gaseous · concentric · stellar · emission · cosmic · deep-sky · telescope · astrophotography
reflector
Light-redirecting surface
- retroreflectorReflects light back precisely
- pavementHard road covering
- delineatorSomething that marks boundaries
visibility · highway · lanes · centerline · raised · embedded · safety · nighttime · glowing · headlights
pupil
Learner or eye opening
luminous · reflective · vertical · dilated · watchful · predator · night vision · gleaming · piercing · eerie
cabochon
Domed, unfaceted gemstone
- lusterSoft reflected light
- alexandriteColor-changing precious stone
- silicateOxygen-bound crystal compound
carat · clarity · setting · bezel · facet · gemology · mineralogy · hardness · brilliance · polished
shooter
One who fires weapons
glassy · swirly · milky · steely · knuckle · ring · ringer · tournament · collection · vintage
planetary
Of or relating to worlds
- HubbleRenowned astronomer's surname
- DracoSerpent-shaped northern constellation
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
astronomy · gaseous · concentric · stellar · emission · cosmic · deep-sky · telescope · astrophotography · shells
- gem termscornflower, canary, champagne, cognac, chocolate diamond
- gemstonesdiamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, pearl
- reflectorsreflector, mirror, parabolic reflector, flat mirror, retroreflector
- string figurescat's cradle, Jacob's ladder, cup and saucer, witch's broom, spider web
- chrysoberylsalexandrite
- crystal propertieshardness, luster, cleavage, fracture, streak