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Webster 1913 Edition
Iridescence
Irˊi-des′cence
,Noun.
[See
Iridescent
.] 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;
as, the
. It is due to interference of light waves reflected from the front and back surfaces of a thin layer transpatrent or semitransparent film. iridescence
of mother-of-pearlWebster 1828 Edition
Iridescence
IRIDES'CENCE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
iridescence
iridescence
English
Noun
iridescence (countable and uncountable, plural iridescences)
- 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.
Translations
The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color
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Any shimmer of glittering and changeable colors
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References
- iridescence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- iridescence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913