(adj) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors, Syn.nacreous, pearlescent, opaline, opalescent, Example: an iridescent oil slick; nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl; a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ See Iridescent. ] Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow, especially a surface reflection which changes color with the angle at which the object is viewed; the quality or state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as, the iridescence of mother-of-pearl. It is due to interference of light waves reflected from the front and back surfaces of a thin layer transpatrent or semitransparent film. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. iris, iridis, the rainbow: cf. F. iridescent. ] Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass. See iridescence. [ 1913 Webster ]
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