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iridescent
[ ir-i-des-uhnt ]
/ ˌɪr ɪˈdɛs ənt /
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adjective
displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
noun
an iridescent cloth, material, or other substance: new fall dresses of imported iridescents.
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iridaceous, iridectome, iridectomize, iridectomy, iridescence, iridescent, iridescent seaweed, iridic, iridium, iridize, irido-
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British Dictionary definitions for iridescent
iridescent
/ (ˌɪrɪˈdɛsənt) /
adjective
displaying a spectrum of colours that shimmer and change due to interference and scattering as the observer's position changes
Derived forms of iridescent
iridescence, nouniridescently, adverbWord Origin for iridescent
C18: from irido- + -escent
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