Meaning of OPALESCE
| Pronunciation: | | `owpu'les
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- [v] exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal; "This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions"
- [v] reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce"
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OPALESCE is a 8 letter word that starts with O. |
| | See Also: | | iridesce, reflect, shine | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O`pal*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Opalesced}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Opalescing}.]
To give forth a play of colors, like the opal.
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