opalescence

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun opalescence has 1 sense

opalescence(n = noun.attribute) iridescence - the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface; Array

is a kind of brightness

Derived forms verb opalesce₂, verb opalesce₁, adjective opalescent₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

opalescence, n.

A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent. [1913 Webster]

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ROGET THESAURUS

opalescence

Semitransparency

N semitransparency, translucency, semiopacity, opalescence, milkiness, pearliness, gauze, muslin, film, mica, mother-of-pearl, nacre, mist, opal, turbidity, Adj, semitransparent, translucent, semipellucid, semidiaphanous, semiopacous, semiopaque, opalescent, opaline, pearly, milky, frosted, nacreous, semitransparent, translucent, semipellucid, semidiaphanous, semiopacous, semiopaque, opalescent, opaline, pearly, milky, frosted, nacreous, V, opalesce, (ii) SPECIFIC LIGHT.

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