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Irides
(gcide) | Iris \I"ris\, n.; pl. E. Irises, L. Irides. [L. iris,
iridis, the goddess, Gr. ?, ?, the rainbow, iris of the eye,
the plant Iris. Cf. Orris.]
1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of the rainbow, and
swift-footed messenger of the gods. --Shak.
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2. The rainbow. --Sir T. Browne.
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3. An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of
colors. --Tennyson.
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4. (Anat.) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil,
and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.
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5. (Bot.) A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous
or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce
(fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are
examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce.
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6. (Her.) See Fleur-de-lis, 2.
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7. (Zool.) the inner circle of an oscillated color spot.
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8. same as iris diaphragm.
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iridesce
(encz) | iridesce, v: |
iridescence
(encz) | iridescence,barevná hra Petr Machekiridescence,měňavost n: Zdeněk Brož |
iridescent
(encz) | iridescent,barvitý adj: Zdeněk Brožiridescent,irizující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
changeable chatoyant iridescent shot
(gcide) | colorful \colorful\ adj.
1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
shot}; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
prismatic; psychedelic; {red, ruddy, flushed,
empurpled}]
Syn: colourful.
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2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; {flashy, gaudy,
jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; picturesque]
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3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
monochrome.
Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; {amber,
brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; amethyst; {auburn,
reddish-brown}; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; {bicolor,
bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
blush-colored, rosy}; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; {canary,
canary-yellow}; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
chartreuse; chestnut; dun; {earth-colored,
earthlike}; fuscous; {green, greenish, light-green,
dark-green}; jade, jade-green; khaki; {lavender,
lilac}; mauve; moss green, mosstone; {motley,
multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured}; mousy, mouse-colored;
ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
purple, violet, purplish; {red, blood-red, carmine,
cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
scarlet}; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
rust, rusty, rust-colored; {snuff, snuff-brown,
snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
brownish-orange}; stone, stone-gray; {straw-color,
straw-colored, straw-coloured}; tan; tangerine;
tawny; ultramarine; umber; {vermilion,
vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; yellow, yellowish;
yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; {blae
bluish-black or gray-blue)}; coral; creamy; {cress
green, cresson, watercress}; hazel; {honey,
honey-colored}; hued(postnominal); magenta;
maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
light.]
Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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Diemictylus viridescens
(gcide) | Newt \Newt\, n. [OE. ewt, evete, AS. efete, with n prefixed, an
ewt being understood as a newt. Cf. Eft.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The
common British species are the crested newt ({Triton
cristatus}) and the smooth newt (Lophinus punctatus). In
America, Diemictylus viridescens is one of the most
abundant species.
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Diemyctylus viridescens
(gcide) | Triton \Tri"ton\ (tr[imac]"t[o^]n), n. [L., fr. Gr. Tri`twn.]
(Gr. Myth.)
A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and
the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and
painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a
man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a
trumpet made of a shell.
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Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea,
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.
--Wordsworth.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods
belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout
spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with
prominent varices. Some of the species are among the
largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell,
and sea trumpet.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic
salamanders. The common European species are
Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and {Molge
alpestris}, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland.
The most common species of the United States is
Diemyctylus viridescens. See Illust. under Salamander.
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Iridescence
(gcide) | Iridescence \Ir`i*des"cence\, n. [See Iridescent.]
Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow, especially a
surface reflection which changes color with the angle at
which the object is viewed; the quality or state of being
iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as, the iridescence of
mother-of-pearl. It is due to interference of light waves
reflected from the front and back surfaces of a thin layer
transpatrent or semitransparent film.
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Iridescent
(gcide) | Iridescent \Ir`i*des"cent\ (?; 277), a. [L. iris, iridis, the
rainbow: cf. F. iridescent.]
Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of
changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.
See iridescence.
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Viridescence
(gcide) | Viridescence \Vir`i*des"cence\, n.
Quality or state of being viridescent.
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Viridescent
(gcide) | Viridescent \Vir`i*des"cent\, a. [L. viridescens, p. pr. of
viridescere to grow green.]
Slightly green; greenish.
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iridesce
(wn) | iridesce
v 1: be iridescent; "The corals iridesced under the surface of
the clear water" |
iridescence
(wn) | iridescence
n 1: the visual property of something having a milky brightness
and a play of colors from the surface [syn: opalescence,
iridescence] |
iridescent
(wn) | iridescent
adj 1: varying in color when seen in different lights or from
different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or
shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and
iridescent" [syn: changeable, chatoyant,
iridescent, shot]
2: having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil
slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like
mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
[syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline,
pearlescent] |
notophthalmus viridescens
(wn) | Notophthalmus viridescens
n 1: red terrestrial form of a common North American newt [syn:
red eft, Notophthalmus viridescens] |
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