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iridescence

[ir-i-des-uhns] / ˌɪr ɪˈdɛs əns /
NOUN
luminosity
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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The famous are merely random iridescences on the oil spot, depending less upon intrinsic value than upon the angle at which the light strikes them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Twelve tanks contained small Betta splendens, a velvety black- and-bluish fish from Siam, with a round tail and carmine iridescences.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pianist Walter Gieseking, absent from the U. S. for two years, had already established himself as a prime interpreter of the subtle iridescences of Claude Debussy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Colorless in itself, it can produce iridescences beyond any artist's palette.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the northwest they were pulsing like the aurora, and like the aurora they were shot through with swift iridescences, spectrums, polychromatic gleamings.

From The Metal Monster by Merritt, Abraham




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