Associations to the word «Opalescence»

Wiktionary

OPALESCENCE, noun. The state of being opalescent
OPALESCENCE, noun. (physics) 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

Dictionary definition

OPALESCENCE, noun. The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface.

Wise words

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