Look up: Opalescence

1. opalescence
   pearly or milk-like reflections that appear to come from within any material so
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2. opalescence
   [n] - the visual property of something having a milky brightness
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3. Opalescence
   Milky blue or pearly appearance of the common opal.
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4. opalescence
   property of a material which due to internal light diffraction appears milky or opal-like Category: Physics
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5. Opalescence
   O`pal·es"cence noun (Min.) A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.
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6. opalescence
   <chemical> A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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7. opalescence
   iridescence noun the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
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8. Opalescence
   `Opalescence` is a type of dichroism seen in highly dispersed systems with little opacity. The material appears yellowish-red in transmitted light and blue in the scattered light perpendicular to the transmitted light. The phenomenon is named after the appearance of opals. There are different degrees of opalescent behaviour. One can still see through a slightly opalescent phase. The more particles and the bigger the particles are, the stronger t...
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9. Opalescence
   • (n.) A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.
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