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iridescent

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adjective ir·i·des·cent \-sənt\

Simple Definition of iridescent

  • : shining with many different colors when seen from different angles

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

Full Definition of iridescent

  1. :  having or exhibiting iridescence

iridescently

adverb

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Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow, took messages from Mount Olympus to earth, and from gods to mortals or other gods, using the rainbow as her stairway. Iridescence is thus the glowing, shifting, colorful quality of a rainbow, also seen in an opal, a light oil slick, a butterfly wing, or the mother-of-pearl that lines an oyster shell.

1796

First Known Use of iridescent

1796

iridescent Synonyms

Synonyms
nacreous, opalescent, pearlescent

IRIDESCENT Defined for Kids

iridescent

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adjective ir·i·des·cent \ˌir-ə-ˈde-sənt\

Definition of iridescent for Students

  1. :  having iridescence



Medical Dictionary

iridescent

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adjective ir·i·des·cent \ˌir-ə-ˈdes-ənt\

Medical Definition of iridescent

  1. :  having or exhibiting a display of colors producing rainbow effects

iridescence

\-ən(t)s\play noun


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