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Sunlight vs Opalescence - What's the difference?

sunlight | opalescence |

As nouns the difference between sunlight and opalescence

is that sunlight is all the electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the earth while opalescence is the state of being opalescent.

sunlight

Noun

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  • All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.
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  • (figuratively, figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
  • Synonyms

    * (light from the sun) sunshine

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    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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