schiller

¹ American  

[shil-er] / ˈʃɪl ər /

noun

1. a bronzelike luster, sometimes with iridescence, occurring on certain minerals.

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Schiller ² American  

[shil-er] / ˈʃɪl ər /

noun

1. Ferdinand Canning Scott 1864–1937, English philosopher in the U.S.

2. Johann Christoph Friedrich von 1759–1805, German poet, dramatist, and historian.

3. Astronomy. an elliptical walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 112 miles (180 km) in length and 60 miles (100 km) in width.

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Schiller ¹ British  

/ ˈʃɪlər /

noun

1. Johann Christoph Friedrich von (joˈhan ˈkrɪstɔf ˈfriːdrɪç fɔn). 1759–1805, German poet, dramatist, historian, and critic. His concern with the ideal freedom of the human spirit to rise above the constraints placed upon it is reflected in his great trilogy Wallenstein (1800) and in Maria Stuart (1800)

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schiller ² British  

/ ˈʃɪlə /

noun

1. an unusual iridescent or metallic lustre in some minerals caused by internal reflection from certain inclusions such as gas cavities or mineral intergrowths. Formula: NaFe 3 B 3 Al 3 (Al 3 Si 6 O 27 )(OH) 4

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Etymology

Origin of schiller

1795–1805; < German: play of colors, glitter

Example Sentences

Boies, chairman emeritus of Boies Schiller, said his firm has never wanted to be at the top of the market.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to Tian, who serves as Director of the Center for Earth System Science and Global Sustainability in the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, these sources are often underrepresented in global methane models.

From Science Daily

Hayden Schiller finished the pick of the Australia bowlers with 2-31, including a peach of a delivery to bowl Mayes.

From BBC

“I would grab this,” she says of the 1880 Wilhelm Schiller & Son piece in mint condition.

From Los Angeles Times

“If we start hearing about harmed patients, it’s highly likely FDA gets involved,” said Lowell Schiller, former acting chief counsel for the FDA in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal