| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun cameo.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (cameo) | 1. Engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring).[Wordnet]. 2. A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like.[Websters]. | |
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Date "CAMEOS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1535. (references) |
Specialty Definition: cameo
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Administration | Center for Acquisition and Materiel Management Education Online. (references) | ||
| Industry | A small piece of sculpture on a stone cut in relief in one layer with another contrasting layer serving as background. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Literature | Cameo An anaglyph on a precious stone. The anaglyph is when the figure is raised in relief; an intaglio is when the figure is hollowed out. The word cameo means an onyx, and the most famous cameo in the world is the onyx containing the apotheosis of Augustus. These precious stones have two layers of different colours, one serving for the figure, and the other for the ground. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Security | Acronym for Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (references) | ||
| Technology | 1: A typeface used for special effect in which the normal method of printing is reversed, the characters appearing in white against a solid or shaded background, instead of in black against a light background. Compare with outline letter. (references) | 2: Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations (EPA). (references) | 3: Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations. (references) |
| Wikipedic | Cameo is a method of carving, or an item of jewelry made in this manner. The effect of "cameo" also refers to a proof coin that has frosted lettering and features, providing attractive contrast with the mirrored fields of the coin. The terms "deep cameo" and "ultra cameo" describe cameo coins having the boldest, most attractive contrast. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: cameo
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Cameo (apple) | The Cameo is a cultivar of apple, discovered by chance in a Dryden, Washington orchard in the 1987. Its parentage is uncertain; it may be a cross between a Red Delicious and a Golden Delicious, since it was found near orchards of those fruits; it also appears similar to the original Delicious cultivar. It is bright red striped over creamy orange, firm and crisp with an aromatic flavor. It is rapidly becoming a favorite, and is now among the top ten most grown apples in Washington. (references) | ||
| Cameo (band) | Although primarily known for their crossover smash hit Word Up!, Cameo has been scoring chart topping R&B and dance hits for almost thirty years. Larry Blackmon and crew have been bringing the funk to the people through a range of styles, while retaining a trademark style all of their own. (references) | ||
| Cameo appearance | A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief and uncredited appearance in a play, or by extension, to works in other performing arts such as films and television. Such a role need not be played by an actor: short appearances by film directors, politicians, athletes, and other celebrities are not unusual. (references) | ||
| Cameo conch | (Zo["o]l.), a large, marine, univalve shell, esp. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Cameo lighting | A sort of spotlight that accentuates a single person and maybe a few props in the scene. Creates a sort of 'angelic' shot, such as one where God is shining down and a light shines down onto this person. (references) | ||
| Shell cameo | A cameo cut in shell instead of stone. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: cameo
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Cameo binding | Art | A style of bookbinding popular in Italy from about 1500-1560 in which the centers of the boards forming the cover are stamped in relief in imitation of a coin or medallion. The decoration may be left blind, or embellished with ink, silver, or gold leaf. Synonymous with plaquette binding. Compare with centerpiece. (references) | |
| Cameo Brooch | Slang in 1811 | To dream of a cameo brooch, denotes some sad occurrence will soon claim your attention. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... | |
| Cameo stamp | Art | In binding, a metal tool of oval shape, engraved with a design, usually in the form of a picture, used from the 11th to 16th century in blind tooling to make an impression resembling cameo jewelry on the side of a leather-bound book. See also: cameo binding. (references) | |
| Molded cameo | Mining | A cameo produced by casting in a mold material such as ceramics, metals, glass, plastics, or sealing wax. Cf: pressed cameo. (references) | |
| Pressed cameo | Mining | Similar to molded cameo, but pressed. Cf: molded cameo. (references) | |
| Shell cameo | Mining | A cameo carved from shell with raised figure cut from white layers and the background cut away to the darker layers. (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: cameo
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| CAMEO | English | Computer-aided mechanistic evaluation of organic reactions | Chemistry | |
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