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opalescence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | iridescence |
| Type of | brightness |
| Derivation | opalesce, opalescent |
Examples of opalescence
opalescence
The color at the base is clear blue and the opalescence extends up toward the ruffled edge.
From the kansas.com
This variety exhibits pleasing chatoyancy or opalescence that reminds one of an eye of a cat.
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In 1912 he was awarded a prize for his work on opalescence in gases.
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The beauty and opalescence of authentic Tiffany lamps have charmed people for more than a century.
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When held up to the sun, the opalescence shows amber colors, so I'm not sure what color to call it.
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Opal is another that could gain back its opalescence.
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Opalescence Black granite counters complement the tawny cherry cabinetry with wine holders at the wet bar.
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Critical opalescence is a phenomenon which arises in the region of a continuous, or second-order, phase transition.
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If the Nixon Administration has acquired a reputation for somewhat gray formality, it appeared for this day to have taken on something like opalescence.
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- The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
- (opalesce) reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce"
- (opalescent) 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"
- Opalescence is a type of dichroism seen in highly dispersed systems with little opacity. The material appears yellowish-red in transmitted light and blue in the scattered light perpendicular to the transmitted light. The phenomenon is named after the appearance of opals.
- (Opalescent) A semi-opaque glass of milky or marbleized appearance. It was used in the Victorian art glass work and in the "stained glass" windows and other glass decorative articles produced by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Today it is used extensively in Tiffany-style lamps and windows.
- (Opalescent) Name of the texture of a type of art glass.
- (opalescent) A visual phenomenon named for the appearance of opals, where a material appears to be different colors depending on the way light is hitting it. With an opal, it may appear to be many different shades of yellow, red, blue, green or purple when viewed from different angles.
- Pearly or milk-like reflections that appear to come from within any material so described.
- A reflection of a milky or pearly light from a gem's interior, sometimes used as a synonym for irridescence.
