Definition of: amber

(am′bər) noun
1. A translucent yellow to reddish brown fossil resin of an extinct coniferous tree, used mainly as an ornament.
2. Anything the color of amber.
3. An amber-colored light used to produce the effect of sunlight, as on a stage.
—v.t.
1. To encase or preserve in amber.
2. To give an amber color to.
—adjective Pertaining to, like, or of the color of amber. [ < F ambre < Arabic ‘anbar ambergris]