iridescent
adjective
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Definition of iridescent
: having or exhibiting iridescence
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Examples of iridescent in a Sentence
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When the second, larger quake struck, video shows the inch-long iridescent-blue pupfish diving deeper into the 500-foot Devils Hole for safety. — Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, "The rarest fish on Earth rode out 10-foot waves when Ridgecrest earthquake hit," 25 July 2019 Continue to the famed Blue Lagoon to soak in the hot spring’s iridescent blue waters. — National Geographic, "Iceland Family Journey: Geysers, Glaciers, and Fjords," 17 June 2019 The Green palette, on the other hand, provides a generous dose of duo chrome with six iridescent shades, balanced with three mattes — some of which are surprisingly neutral. — Marci Robin, Allure, "Exclusive: Huda Kattan Talks Inspiration and Tips for Huda Beauty’s New Neon Obsessions Palettes," 28 May 2019 Because Samsung likes to follow trends and also get a little weird, the new phone colors are explicitly iridescent, building on the prismatic color tones introduced with the Galaxy S10. — Lauren Goode, WIRED, "Samsung’s New Galaxy Note Now Comes in Two Different Sizes," 7 Aug. 2019 The Notes also come in super fun colors, including a special edition that has an iridescent finish, which lots of phone makers have been using in recent years. — Natt Garun, The Verge, "The 7 biggest announcements from the Samsung Note 10 event," 7 Aug. 2019 The hummer has an iridescent bronze-green back, a pale grey chest and belly, and green flanks. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "Identifying hummingbirds that visit Bay Area backyards," 26 July 2019 An accompanying visual dropped June 20, showing an iridescent Lil Nas X atop a metallic bull. — Ellise Shafer, Billboard, "Here Are the Lyrics to Lil Nas X's 'Rodeo,' Feat. Cardi B," 22 July 2019 The bugs and birds that do display blues tend to make them not from chemical pigments like melanin, but with what are called structural pigments—photonic crystals, basically, that bend light into new, iridescent hues. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "Spider-Man Is Back ... But Why All Dressed in Black?," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'iridescent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for iridescent
iridescent
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of iridescent
: shining with many different colors when seen from different angles
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iridescent
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Kids Definition of iridescent
: having iridescence
iridescent
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Medical Definition of iridescent
: having or exhibiting a display of colors producing rainbow effects
Other Words from iridescent
iridescence
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