opalescent
1opalescent — OPALESCÉNT, Ă, opalescenţi, te, adj. Care prezintă fenomenul de opalescenţă; (rar) care răspândeşte o lumină slabă, difuză; opalin. – Din fr. opalescent. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 07.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 OPALESCÉNT adj. opalin. (Aspect opalescent …
2opalescent — opalescent, ente [ ɔpalesɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1788; de opale ♦ Littér. Qui prend la couleur, les reflets de l opale. ⇒ opalin. ● opalescent, opalescente adjectif Littéraire. Qui prend une teinte, un reflet d opale. ● opalescent, opalescente… …
3Opalescent — O pal*es cent, a. Reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior; having an opaline play of colors. [1913 Webster] …
4opalescent — opalescent, ente (entrée créée par le supplément) (o pa lè ssan, san t ) adj. Qui a le caractère de l opalescence …
5opalescent — (adj.) 1813, from OPAL (Cf. opal) + ESCENT (Cf. escent) …
6opalescent — opalescent, opaline iridescent, *prismatic …
7opalescent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing many small points of shifting colour against a pale or dark ground. DERIVATIVES opalescence noun …
8opalescent — [ō΄pə les′ənt] adj. [ OPAL + ESCENT] showing a play of colors like that of the opal; iridescent opalesce vi. opalesced, opalescing opalescence n …
9opalescent — [[t]o͟ʊpəle̱s(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Opalescent means colourless or white like an opal, or changing colour like an opal. [LITERARY] Elaine turned her opalescent eyes on him. ...a sky which was still faintly opalescent. Syn: iridescent Derived words …
10opalescent — Resembling an opal in the display of various colors; denoting certain bacterial cultures. [Fr. fr. L. opalus, opal] * * * opal·es·cent .ō pə les ənt adj reflecting an iridescent light <saliva is a viscous opalescent fluid> opal·es·cence… …
