iridescence

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.əns/ Rhymes: -ɛsəns === Noun === iridescence (countable and uncountable, plural iridescences) The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color. Any shimmer of glittering and changeable colors. ==== Related terms ==== iridescent iridescently iridesce ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== luminescence fluorescence === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “iridescence”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “iridescence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.