HyperDic: opalesce

English > 2 senses of the word opalesce:
VERBweatheropalescereflect light or colors like an opal
stativeopalesceexhibit a play of colors like that of an opal
English > opalesce: 2 senses > verb 1, weather
MeaningReflect light or colors like an opal.
PatternSomething ----s
ModelThe coins opalesce
Examples
  • "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"
  • "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce"
Broaderreflect, shineBe bright by reflecting or casting light
Spanishopalizar
Adjectivesopalescenthaving a play of lustrous rainbow colors
Nounsopalescencethe visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
English > opalesce: 2 senses > verb 2, stative
MeaningExhibit a play of colors like that of an opal.
PatternSomething ----s
Example"This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions"
BroaderiridesceBe iridescent
Adjectivesopalescenthaving a play of lustrous rainbow colors
Nounsopalescencethe visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface

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