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iridescence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | opalescence |
| Type of | brightness |
| Derivation | iridesce, iridescent |
Examples of iridescence
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The females are as much a miracle of camouflage as the males are of iridescence.
From the guardian.co.uk
Iridescence arises when the narrow melanosomes are organized in stacked layers.
From the sciencedaily.com
Other fossils, such as many found in Madagascar and Alberta, display iridescence.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The party dresses, with the iridescence of a butterfly wing, were more restrained.
From the washingtonpost.com
The costs of melanin-based plumage and iridescence are clearly different from this.
From the economist.com
A white paillette-covered dress twinkled in a rainbow of pastel iridescence.
From the washingtonpost.com
The waves of light turn color on and off, giving the wing its shimmering iridescence.
From the businessweek.com
It's a mountain of iridescence that doesn't exist in the candy's actual foil wrapping.
From the lohud.com
Iridescence restaurant, the Assembly Line Buffet and Amnesia ultra-lounge are also open.
From the freep.com
- Opalescence: the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
- (iridesce) be iridescent; "The corals iridesced under the surface of the clear water"
- (iridescent) changeable: varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
- (iridescent) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
- Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is generally known as the property of certain surfaces which appear to change colour as the angle of view changes. Iridescence is commonly seen in items such as soap bubbles, butterfly wings, and sea shells.
- The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color; Any shimmer of glittering and changeable colors
- (iridescent) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic; Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful
- (Iridescent) (also called aurora borealis, irid, iris or rainbow), refers to the permanent "rainbow" finish which is applied while the bead is hot. An iridescent finish can totally conceal the original color of the bead and shift reflective colors with movement. ...
- (Iridescent) Surface treatment in which a layer of metallic oxide is bonded to the hot glass surface just after sheet-forming, resulting in a colorful, shimmering effect.
