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iridescence|ɪrɪˈdɛsəns|
[f. iridescent: see -ence.]
The quality of being iridescent; the intermingling and interchange of brilliant colours as in the rainbow, soap-bubbles, and mother-of-pearl; a play of glittering and changing colours.
1804Phil. Trans. XCIV. 386 The shells..which still possess the lustre and iridescence of their original nacre. 1811Pinkerton Petral. I. 580 In the peacock coal of Wales or Somersetshire, this iridescence often assumes a strong resemblance of what are called the eyes in a peacock's tail. 1861E. A. Beaufort Egypt. Sepulchres, etc. II. xvi. 31 Bits of ancient pottery and glass..with the iridescence of time very strongly marked upon it. 1863Tyndall Heat i. 20 Nothing can exceed the splendour of the iridescences exhibited by many of these clouds. 1874Coues Birds N.W. 291 The plumage..is peculiar..no other species of our country shows such a rich metallic iridescence.
b. fig. Brilliant flashing of genius or character.
1803W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. I. 268 Occasional corruscations of wit, and frequent iridescences of fancy. 1876Geo. Eliot Dan. Der. iv, What may be called the iridescence of her character—the play of various, nay, contrary tendencies. |