[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

amber \am"ber\ a^m"b~er, n. oe. aumbre, f. ambre, sp.
   'ambar, and with the ar. article, al'ambar, fr. ar.
   'anbar ambergris.
   1. min. a yellowish translucent resin resembling copal,
      found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite,
      or on the seashore in many places. it takes a fine polish,
      and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a
      basis for a fine varnish. by friction, it becomes strongly
      electric.
      1913 webster

   note: amber is classified as a fossil resin, being typically
         of ancient origin, having solidified from the exudates
         of certain trees millions of years ago. many pieces are
         found with insects embedded, the insects having been
         trapped by the resin while they were alive. the insects
         are often very well preserved, due to the antimicrobial
         action of components of the amber. it typically
         contains from 5 to 8 percent of succinic acid. "baltic
         amber" has been mined for centuries in the region of
         poland formerly called east prussia, and is the variety
         used in most jewelry made in poland and russia. the
         baltic strata containing amber extend under the sea,
         and amber beads may be found there deposited by waves
         along the shore. amber was known to the ancient greeks.
         the name "electron" comes from the latin word for
         amber, electrum, derived from the greek word,
         'h`lektron see electric, due to the electric charge
         that amber takes when rubbed, as with cat fur. although
         at one time used in fine varnishes, it no longer has
         any commercial value for that purpose, being used
         mostly in jewelry. significant deposits are also found
         in the carribean region, and smaller amounts in various
         other places. the notion, that dna sufficiently intact
         to recreate extinct animals might be extracted from
         amber, was the basis for michael crichton's novel
         "jurassic park", but has as yet 1997 not been
         demonstrated to be possible.
         pjc

   2. amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light
      yellow; as, the amber of the sky.
      1913 webster

   3. ambergris. obs.
      1913 webster

            you that smell of amber at my charge. --beau.  fl.
      1913 webster

   4. the balsam, liquidambar.
      1913 webster

   black amber, and old and popular name for jet.
      1913 webster
see also:
electric black amber 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

amber \am"ber\, a.
   1. consisting of amber; made of amber. "amber bracelets."
      --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored. "the
      amber morn." --tennyson.
      1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

amber \am"ber\, v. t. p. p.  p. a. ambered .
   1. to scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.
      1913 webster

   2. to preserve in amber; as, an ambered fly.
      1913 webster
see also:
ambered 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

amber
     adj : a medium to dark brownish yellow color syn: brownish-yellow,
            yellow-brown
     n 1: a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room";
          "he admired the gold of her hair" syn: gold
     2: a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used
        for jewelry
see also:
brownish-yellow yellow-brown gold 

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

amber
     
         1. a functional programming language which adds
        csp-like concurrency, multiple inheritance and
        persistence to ml and generalises its type system.  it is
        similar to galileo.  programs must be written in two type
        faces, roman and italics  it has both static types and
        dynamic types.
     
        there is an implementation for macintosh.
     
        "amber", l. cardelli, tr bell labs, 1984.
     
        2.  an object-oriented distributed language based on a
        subset of c++, developed at washington university in the
        late 1980s.
     
        1994-12-08
     
     
see also:
functional programming csp concurrency multiple inheritance persistence ml 
galileo static types dynamic types macintosh object-oriented 
c++ washington university 

[6] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

amber
   ezek. 1:4, 27; 8:2. heb., hashmal, rendered by the lxx.
   elektron, and by the vulgate electrum, a metal compounded of
   silver and gold. some translate the word by "polished brass,"
   others "fine brass," as in rev. 1:15; 2:18. it was probably the
   mixture now called electrum. the word has no connection,
   however, with what is now called amber, which is a gummy
   substance, reckoned as belonging to the mineral kingdom though
   of vegetable origin, a fossil resin.
   

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

amber, ok town, fips 1900
  location: 35.16142 n, 97.88051 w
  population 1990: 418 162 housing units
  area: 10.2 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 73004

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

amber, ok -- u.s. town in oklahoma
   population 2000:    490
   housing units 2000: 176
   land area 2000:     3.946590 sq. miles 10.221621 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    3.946590 sq. miles 10.221621 sq. km
   fips code:            01900
   located within:       oklahoma ok, fips 40
   location:             35.159613 n, 97.878766 w
   zip codes 1990:     73004
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    amber, ok
    amber

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