transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌir-ə-ˈde-s ə n(t)s ]
noun
Date: 1804
1. : a lustrous rainbowlike play of color caused by differential refraction of light waves (as from an oil slick, soap bubble, or fish scales) that tends to change as the angle of view changes
2. : a lustrous or attractive quality or effect
the agglomeration of power which…gives them a certain iridescence of glamor and superiority — Margaret Landon