Iridescence

/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.əns/

Synonyms for "iridescence" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
iridescent colors

Strong matches (4)

light shownacre
Noun(2 words)

Related words (6)

Noun(4 words)
sheenshimmeringthin-film interferencevariegation

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

4 entries
aesthetic attributebrightnessfigurative expressionvisual property

More specific

6 entries
cultural iridescenceinterference colormood iridescenceopal effectpearlescencestructural color

Collocations

5 entries
angle dependent colorinterference coloropal effectstructural colorsurface iridescence

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Iridescence is a phenomenon in which the color of an object changes depending on the angle it is seen from or due to a change in light.

Source: tatoeba (11074251)

The crow's feathers shimmered with black iridescence.

Source: tatoeba (12079851)

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