Opalescence Definition

noun

The state of being opalescent.

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(physics) The milky iridescent appearance of a dense transparent medium when it is illuminated by polychromatic visible radiation (such as sunlight) due to local fluctuations in its density and therefore in its refractive index.

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Noun

Singular:
opalescence
Plural:
opalescences

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