Definitions for iridescence
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. opalescence, iridescencenoun

   the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. iridescencenoun

   The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.

2. iridescencenoun

   Any shimmer of glittering and changeable colors.

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1. Iridescence

   Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is the phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear to gradually change color as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes. Examples of iridescence include soap bubbles, feathers, butterfly wings and seashell nacre, and minerals such as opal. It is a kind of structural coloration that is due to wave interference of light in microstructures or thin films. Pearlescence is a related effect where some or most of the reflected light is white. The term pearlescent is used to describe certain paint finishes, usually in the automotive industry, which actually produce iridescent effects.

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1. iridescence

   Iridescence is a phenomenon where the surface of an object appears to gradually change color as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes. It is often seen in soap bubbles, butterfly wings, peacock feathers, pearls and many other objects with non-uniform microscopic structures, often causing optical interference and diffraction.

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1. Iridescencenoun

   exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; the quality or state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as, the iridescence of mother-of-pearl

2. Etymology: [See Iridescent.]

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1. Iridescence

   Iridescence is generally known as the property of certain surfaces that appear to change color as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes. Examples of iridescence include soap bubbles, butterfly wings and sea shells.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of iridescence in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of iridescence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of iridescence in a Sentence

1. Nick Wiltgen:

   In clouds, iridescence is a byproduct of sunlight being diffracted by water droplets or ice crystals, causing the various wavelengths of light – which we see as colours – to emerge at different angles, as they reach the observer’s eye, the observer perceives a pattern of various colours as those different wavelengths reach his or her eye from distinct directions, rather than being jumbled together and appearing whitish.

2. Mark Lemmon:

   Where we see iridescence, it means a cloud’s particle sizes are identical to their neighbors in each part of the cloud, by looking at color transitions, we’re seeing particle size changing across the cloud. That tells us about the way the cloud is evolving and how its particles are changing size over time.

3. Field Museum senior research scientist:

   There’s more than one way to make magenta with iridescence, the parent species each have their own way of making magenta, which is, I think, why you can have this nonlinear or surprising outcome when you mix together those two recipes for producing a feather color.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=iridescence
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Iridescence
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridescence
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iridescence
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=iridescence