HyperDic: iridescence

English > 1 sense of the word iridescence:
NOUNattributeiridescence, opalescencethe visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
English > iridescence: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface.
Synonymopalescence
BroaderbrightnessThe location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
Spanishiridiscencia, irisación, opalescencia, tornasol
Catalaniridescència, opalescència
Adjectivesiridescenthaving a play of lustrous rainbow colors
iridescentvarying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
Verbsiridescebe iridescent

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