Link Centre Dictionary

opalescence

opa·les·cence

US/ˌəʉpəˈlesəns/ uncommon

noun

1.

the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface

Synonyms

Origin

From opal + -escence.

Phrases

  • critical opalescence

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.