opalescence
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of opalescence
Example Sentences
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Here, he is joined by the harpist Brandee Younger, who adds some lunar opalescence to his sound.
From New York Times
In dusky colors often shot through with opalescence, they picture ordinary objects on flat surfaces — a shoe, a bowl, a paper bag — as if they were sacred relics.
From New York Times
Across the violet surface of the Mediterranean and the crystal opalescence of the evening sky the music fell voluptuously.
From Project Gutenberg
Color tends to a muted opalescence, but in “Moving,” in which she appears three times at about life size, dancing across a five-foot-wide canvas, an intense yellow glow suffuses and heats the image.
From New York Times
This term, derived from fluor-spar after the analogy of opalescence from opal, does not presuppose any theory.
From Project Gutenberg
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