| NOUN | attribute | iridescence, opalescence | the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface |
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| Meaning | The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface. | |
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| Synonym | opalescence | |
| Broader | brightness | The location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white |
| Spanish | iridiscencia, irisación, opalescencia, tornasol | |
| Catalan | iridescència, opalescència | |
| Adjectives | iridescent | having a play of lustrous rainbow colors |
| iridescent | varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles | |
| Verbs | iridesce | be iridescent |
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