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iridescence (encz) | iridescence,barevná hra Petr Machek |
iridescence (encz) | iridescence,měňavost n: Zdeněk Brož |
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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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] |
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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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Viridescence (gcide) | Viridescence \Vir`i*des"cence\, n.
Quality or state of being viridescent.
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