opalescentadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊpəˈlɛsnt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊpəˈlɛs(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: opal adj., -escent suffix.

Etymology: < opal adj. + -escent suffix, after French opalescent (1788) or opalescence n. Compare earlier opal-like adj.

Exhibiting or characterized by opalescence; showing varying colours like that of precious opal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [adjective] > like opal in colour or iridescence

opala1586

opaline1658

opalish1805

opalescent1814

opalesque1848

opaloid1875

1814 T. Allan Mineral. Nomencl. 18 Opalescent [felspar], Labradore stone..Labradorite.

1868 B. J. Lossing Hudson (new ed.) 33 The beautiful labradorite, or opalescent felspar.

1880 Sat. Rev. 20 Mar. 385/1 The opalescent effects manifested by specimens of glass after being long buried underground.

1922 J. J. Sudborough Bernthsen's Text-bk. Org. Chem. (new ed.) xliii. 637 In solution they [sc. albumins] are opalescent, lævo-rotatory, and do not diffuse through parchment paper, i.e. are colloids.

1962 O. Manning Spoilt City iii. xx. 215 The opalescent sky cast a pallor over the grass plain.

1979 W. Manchester Goodbye, Darkness 3 The light fades as it deepens; it becomes opalescent, crepuscular.

1999 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Mar. 204 (caption) Oval opalescent vase, £12.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opalescent
释义	opalescentadj. Brit. /ˌəʊpəˈlɛsnt/, U.S. /ˌoʊpəˈlɛs(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: opal adj., -escent suffix. Etymology: < opal adj. + -escent suffix, after French opalescent (1788) or opalescence n. Compare earlier opal-like adj. Exhibiting or characterized by opalescence; showing varying colours like that of precious opal. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [adjective] > like opal in colour or iridescence opala1586 opaline1658 opalish1805 opalescent1814 opalesque1848 opaloid1875 1814 T. Allan Mineral. Nomencl. 18 Opalescent [felspar], Labradore stone..Labradorite. 1868 B. J. Lossing Hudson (new ed.) 33 The beautiful labradorite, or opalescent felspar. 1880 Sat. Rev. 20 Mar. 385/1 The opalescent effects manifested by specimens of glass after being long buried underground. 1922 J. J. Sudborough Bernthsen's Text-bk. Org. Chem. (new ed.) xliii. 637 In solution they [sc. albumins] are opalescent, lævo-rotatory, and do not diffuse through parchment paper, i.e. are colloids. 1962 O. Manning Spoilt City iii. xx. 215 The opalescent sky cast a pallor over the grass plain. 1979 W. Manchester Goodbye, Darkness 3 The light fades as it deepens; it becomes opalescent, crepuscular. 1999 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Mar. 204 (caption) Oval opalescent vase, £12. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1814
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