chatoyancies
/ʃəˈtɔɪənsiːz/
noun
- The qualities or states of having a changing, shimmering luster or color, like that of a cat's eye or certain gemstones.
- The chatoyancies of the moonstone changed as she turned it in her hand.
- Artists sometimes try to capture chatoyancies in their paintings of reflective surfaces.
- The museum exhibit highlighted the chatoyancies of various cat's eye gems.