Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is the phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear gradually to change colour as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes. …

The meaning of IRIDESCENT is having or exhibiting iridescence. How to use iridescent in a sentence. Did you know?

IRIDESCENT definition: 1. showing many bright colours that change with movement: 2. showing many bright colors that…. Learn more.

Definition of iridescent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

IRIDESCENT definition: displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow. See examples of iridescent used in a sentence.

4 days ago · (not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow -like colors; prismatic. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful. From Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) +‎ -escent. iridescent (feminine …

iridescent (ˌɪrɪˈdɛsənt) adj displaying a spectrum of colours that shimmer and change due to interference and scattering as the observer's position changes [C18: from irido- + -escent]

Iridescent refers to displaying a play of lustrous, changing colors, similar to those seen in a soap bubble or on a oil slick. These colors change and shift as the object or surface is viewed from …

Iridescent definition: Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors.

The meaning of IRIDESCENCE is 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 …