"opalescence" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: opalescences [plural]
Etymology: From opal + -escence. Etymology templates: {{af|en|opal|-escence}} opal + -escence Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} opalescence (countable and uncountable, plural opalescences)
  1. the state of being opalescent Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-opalescence-en-noun-WbjMkhQS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -escence Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escence: 63 37
  2. (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 Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-opalescence-en-noun-920NdGSR Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: critical opalescence

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɔ.pa.lɛ.sɑ̃s/, /ɔ.pa.le.sɑ̃s/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-opalescence.wav Forms: opalescences [plural]
Etymology: From opalescent + -ence. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|opalescent|-ence}} opalescent + -ence Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} opalescence f (plural opalescences)
  1. opalescence Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-opalescence-fr-noun-lq7Zwn8x Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ence

Inflected forms

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