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Opalescence vs Translucence - What's the difference?

opalescence | translucence |

As nouns the difference between opalescence and translucence

is that opalescence is the state of being opalescent while translucence is the state of being translucent.

opalescence

English

Noun

  • the state of being opalescent
  • (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

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    translucence

    English

    Noun

  • the state of being translucent

    • Synonyms

    * translucency