metallescentadj.

Brit.

/mɛtəˈlɛsnt/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈlɛs(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French métallescent.

Etymology: < French métallescent (1840) < métallo- metallo- comb. form + -escent -escent suffix. Compare earlier metallic adj. 5a.

rare.

= metallic adj. 5a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adjective] > metallic

metalline1596

metallic1794

electric1853

metallescent1891

1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Metallescent, applied to a body of which the surface exhibits metallic colours.

1956 Systematic Zool. 5 57/1 The common greenhead (R[hytidoponera] metallica) is the most successful species—a metallescent green or purple ant adapted to a variety of habitats.

1986 A. Clark Jrnl. 26 Dec. (1993) 150 His new(ish) Rolls, painted metallescent gold.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metallescent
释义	metallescentadj. Brit. /mɛtəˈlɛsnt/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈlɛs(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French métallescent. Etymology: < French métallescent (1840) < métallo- metallo- comb. form + -escent -escent suffix. Compare earlier metallic adj. 5a. rare. = metallic adj. 5a. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adjective] > metallic metalline1596 metallic1794 electric1853 metallescent1891 1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Metallescent, applied to a body of which the surface exhibits metallic colours. 1956 Systematic Zool. 5 57/1 The common greenhead (R[hytidoponera] metallica) is the most successful species—a metallescent green or purple ant adapted to a variety of habitats. 1986 A. Clark Jrnl. 26 Dec. (1993) 150 His new(ish) Rolls, painted metallescent gold. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1891
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