schiller

¹

[shil-er]

noun

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

Schiller

²

[shil-er]

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.

Schiller

¹

/ 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)

schiller

²

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Schiller¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Schiller¹

C19: from German Schiller iridescence, from Old High German scilihen to blink

Example Sentences

“We’re inventing the new factory town, and recovering the sense of what works in America,” says Cameron Schiller, whose Rangeview Corporation startup uses 3-D technology to make castings for the metal parts used in aerospace, one of dozens of industrial startups in the former aerospace stronghold of El Segundo.

From Los Angeles Times

I asked the six law firms representing the authors for their response to Chhabria’s implicit criticism of their lawyering, but heard back from only one — Boies Schiller Flexner, which told me by email, “despite the undisputed record of Meta’s historically unprecedented pirating of copyrighted works, the court ruled in Meta’s favor. We respectfully disagree with that conclusion.”

From Los Angeles Times

In her most recent order, she said CEO Tim Cook ignored executive Phillip Schiller's urging to have Apple comply with her injunction, and allowed then-Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri to convince him not to.

From BBC

She said CEO Tim Cook ignored executive Phillip Schiller's urging to have Apple comply with the injunction and allowed CFO Luca Maestri to convince him not to.

From BBC

One of Michaels’ first hires for the show then called “Saturday Night” was writer-comedian Tom Schiller, who would often crash on Michaels’ sofa at the Osborne in New York.

From Los Angeles Times