Iridescence is thus the glowing, shifting, colorful quality of a rainbow, also seen in an opal, a light oil slick, a butterfly wing, or the mother-of-pearl that lines an oyster shell. Examples are automatically …

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. Iridescence is …

The exterior of the building, for example, is iridescent in a way that's reminiscent of a butterfly's wings.

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

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

IRIDESCENT meaning: shining with many different colors when seen from different angles

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]

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 as the angle of …

Dec 14, 2025 · (not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow -like colors; prismatic. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful. From Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) +‎ -escent. iridescent (feminine iridescente, …

IRIDESCENCE definition: iridescent quality; a play of lustrous, changing colors. See examples of iridescence used in a sentence.