NOUN | attribute | opalescence, iridescence | 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 | iridescence | |
Broader | brightness | The location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white |
Spanish | iridiscencia, irisación, opalescencia, tornasol | |
Catalan | iridescència, opalescència | |
Adjectives | opalescent | having a play of lustrous rainbow colors |
Verbs | opalesce | exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal |
opalesce | reflect light or colors like an opal |
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