opalescence

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) the state of being opalescent
2. (countable, uncountable) 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

Conceptes

iridescència

opalescència

Sinònims

iridescence

milkiness

opacification

optical properties

phosphorescence

polarization

refractive index

translucence

transparency

opacifying

opalization

light dispersion

Traduccions

opalescenza

opalescencia

opalescence

Schillern

iridescenza

Opaleszenz

irisation

opalescência

indice de réfraction

ιριδισμός

optische Eigenschaft

Polarisation

opacité

Brechungsindex

Etimologia (Anglès)

From opal + -escence.