opalescence Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
    iridescence.

WordNet


O`pal*es"cence noun
Definitions
  1. (Min.) A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.

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