ir·i·des·cent ( r -d s  nt)adj. 1. Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors: an iridescent oil slick; iridescent plumage. 2. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful in effect or appearance: "The prelude was as iridescent as a prism in a morning room" (Carson McCullers). ir i·descent·ly adv. |
iridescent [ˌɪrɪˈdɛsənt]
adj
displaying a spectrum of colours that shimmer and change due to interference and scattering as the observer's position changes
[from irido- + -escent]
iridescence n
iridescently adv
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| Adj. | 1. | iridescent - varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" |
| 2. | 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" bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
iridescent
adjective shimmering, pearly, opalescent, shot, opaline, prismatic, rainbow-coloured, polychromatic, nacreous iridescent bubbles
Translations
iridescent
adj iridescent [iriˈdesnt]
shining or glittering with the colours of the rainbow Soap bubbles are iridescent. reënboogkleurig مُتَقَزِّح، مُتَلَوِّن بألوان قوس القُزَح който e с цветовете на дъгата duhově měňavý farvestrålende schillernd ιριδίζων iridiscente sillerdav رنگین کمان سان sateenkaaren väreissä kimalteleva irisé זוֹהֵר בְּצִבעֵי הַקֶשֶת रंग बिरंगा koji se prelijeva u duginim bojama színjátszó gemerlapan í regnbogalitum, litskrúðugur iridescente 虹色の 무지개 빛깔의 vaivorykštės spalvų zaigojošs (varavīksnes krāsās) berwarna-warni iriserend i alle regnbuens farger opalizujący iridescente irizat радужный dúhovo sfarbený mavričen koji se preliva regnbågsskimrande มีสีสันเหมือนสีรุ้ง gökkuşağı gibi renkler saçan, rengârenk 螢光的 райдужний, кольору райдуги ست رنگا óng ánh nhiều màu 彩虹色的
n iriˈdescence
reënboogkleurigheid تَقَزُّح، تَلَوُّن بألوان قَوْس القُزَح иридесценция duhové zbarvení farvestrålenhed das Schillern ιριδισμός iridiscencia sillerdus رنگین کمانی kimaltelu irisation זוֹהַר रगदीप्ति, बहुवर्ण घटा prelijevanje duginih boja színjátszás cahaya litbrigði, (regnboga)litskrúð iridescenza 虹色 무지개 색깔 vaivorykštinis švytėjimas zaigošana (varavīksnes krāsās) warna-warni het iriserend zijn regnbueglans opalizowanie iridescência irizaţie радужность dúhové sfarbenie lesketanje v mavričnih barvah prelivanje regnbågsskimmer สีเหลือบ renkli parıltı, yanardönerlik 彩虹色 райдужність قزحیت sự óng ánh nhiều màu 彩虹色
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