iridescent
pronunciation
How to pronounce iridescent in British English:
UK [ˌɪrɪˈdesnt]
How to pronounce iridescent in American English:
US [ˌɪrɪˈdɛsənt]
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- Adjective:
- varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
- having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors
Word Origin
- iridescent (adj.)
- 1796, literally "rainbow-colored," coined from comb. form of Latin iris (genitive iridis) "rainbow" (see iris). Related: Iridescently.
Example
- 1. Male peacocks display their iridescent feathers for prospective female mates .
- 2. Most iridescent acrylics are available in fine and coarse .
- 3. The origin of iridescent plagioclase from finland : a perspective from the relationship between the inclusions and the iridescence .
- 4. There are even species that are iridescent and some with a truly unnatural-looking metallic sheen .
- 5. In the hole-punch clouds , however , we see the iridescent blue signature of ice , surrounded by a halo of clear sky .