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iridescently — iridescent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles. DERIVATIVES iridescence noun iridescently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin iris rainbow … English terms dictionary
iridescently — adverb see iridescent … New Collegiate Dictionary
iridescently — See iridescent. * * * … Universalium
iridescently — ir·i·des·cent·ly … English syllables
iridescently — adverb : in an iridescent manner * * * iridescˈently adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑iridescence … Useful english dictionary
iridescent — iridescently, adv. /ir i des euhnt/, adj. 1. displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow. n. 2. an iridescent cloth, material, or other substance: new fall dresses of imported iridescents. [1790 1800; IRID + ESCENT] * * * … Universalium
iridescent — adjective Date: 1796 having or exhibiting iridescence • iridescently adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
jacamar — /jak euh mahr /, n. any tropical American bird of the family Galbulidae, having a long bill and usually metallic green plumage above. [1640 50; < F < Tupi jacamáciri] * * * ▪ bird any of 15 species of tropical American birds that constitute … Universalium
iridescent — 1796, lit. rainbow colored, coined from comb. form of L. iris (gen. iridis) rainbow (see IRIS (Cf. iris)). Related: Iridescently … Etymology dictionary
iridescent — [ˌɪrɪ dɛs(ə)nt] adjective showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles. Derivatives iridescence noun iridescently adverb Origin C18: from L. iris, irid rainbow + escent … English new terms dictionary
