IRIDESCENCE


Meaning of IRIDESCENCE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.