Iridescence

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  • noun. The quality or state of being iridescent.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The condition of being iridescent; exhibition of alternating or intermingling colors like those of the rainbow, as in mother-of-pearl, where it is an effect of interference (see interference, 5); any shimmer of glittering and changeable colors.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow, especially a surface reflection which changes color with the angle at which the object is viewed; the quality or state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color. It is due to interference of light waves reflected from the front and back surfaces of a thin layer transparent or semitransparent film.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.
  • noun. Any shimmer of glittering and changeable colors.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
    • Word Usage
    "This is what we call iridescence without illumination."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    brightness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    after-image  blur  chiton  discoloration  gemstone  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    iris  irisation  nacreousness  opalescence  prismaticness  
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