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opalescent

[ oh-puh-les-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
  2. having a milky iridescence.


opalescent

/ ˌəʊ±èəˈ±ôÉ›²õÉ™²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. having or emitting an iridescence like that of an opal
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opalescent

/ Å′pÉ™-±ôÄ•²õ′ə²Ô³Ù /

  1. Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of opal.
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ´Ç±è²¹±ôˈ±ð²õ³¦±ð²Ô³¦±ð, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ç·±è²¹±ô·±ð²õ·³¦±ð²Ô³¦±ð noun
  • ´Ç·±è²¹±ô·±ð²õ·³¦±ð²Ô³Ù·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of opalescent1

First recorded in 1805–15; opal + -escent
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They traded a few lines and harmonized beautifully on the chorus — her tone opalescent, his bringing some grit — but Combs never overshadowed Chapman.

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The doors would not open, and for a while it was just me, the opalescent fake hair, and the panicky sound of an “OPEN DOORS†button being pressed repeatedly to no avail.

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I raised one foot and kicked the tippy-toe spike of a traction device attached to my boot into the opalescent surface.

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The powdered slurry becomes a strong, opalescent material called sintered glass.

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Her intricate renderings of abandoned interior spaces; massive opalescent soap bubbles resembling alien planets; and even the occasional pegasus have been exhibited at the Vito Schnabel Gallery in New York and Soft Opening in London.

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