Meaning of SCHILLER
Pronunciation: | | 'shilur
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| Definition: | | [n] German romantic writer (1759-1805) |
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| Synonyms: | | Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller |
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| See Also: | | author, writer | |
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| Definition: | | \Schil"ler\, n. [G., play of colors.] (Min.)
The peculiar bronzelike luster observed in certain minerals,
as hypersthene, schiller spar, etc. It is due to the presence
of minute inclusions in parallel position, and is sometimes
of secondary origin.
{Schiller spar} (Min.), an altered variety of enstatite,
exhibiting, in certain positions, a bronzelike luster.
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