Definitions for opalescence
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Princeton's WordNet
opalescence, iridescence(noun)
the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
Wiktionary
opalescence(Noun)
the state of being opalescent
opalescence(Noun)
the milky iridescent appearance of a dense transparent medium when it is illuminated by polychromatic visible radiation (such as sunlight) due to local fluctuations in its density and therefore in its refractive index
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