opalescence

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o·pal·es·cent (

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nt)

adj.

Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.

opal·escence n.

opalescence

the quality of being opallike, or milkily iridescent. — opalescent, adj.

See also: Color

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Noun

opalescence - the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface

iridescence

brightness - the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

Translations

opalescence [ˌəʊpəˈlesns] N → opalescencia f

opalescence [ˌəʊpəˈlesəns] n → opalescence f

opalescence

n → Schimmern nt, → Opaleszenz f

opalescence [ˌəʊpəˈlɛsns] n → opalescenza

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