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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
iridescence
of mother-of-pearl
. It is due to interference of light waves reflected from the front and back surfaces of a thin layer transpatrent or semitransparent film.

Webster 1828 Edition


Iridescence

IRIDES'CENCE

,
Noun.
Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow.

Definition 2024


iridescence

iridescence

English

Noun

iridescence (countable and uncountable, plural iridescences)

  1. The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.
  2. 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