opalescent
English
Etymology
From opal + -escent. First attested in 1813.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Adjective
opalescent (comparative more opalescent, superlative most opalescent)
- Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
- 1979, J.G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company, chapter 9:
- Below me, through the opalescent surface, I saw the white ghost of the Cessna.
Translations
exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal
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