| 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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