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iridescent

Shimmer vs Iridescent - What's the difference?

shimmer | iridescent |


As a verb shimmer

is to shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.

As a noun shimmer

is a faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.

As an adjective iridescent is

(not comparable) producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

Fluorescence vs Iridescent - What's the difference?

fluorescence | iridescent |


As a noun fluorescence

is (physics) the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

As an adjective iridescent is

(not comparable) producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

Iridescent vs Iridial - What's the difference?

iridescent | iridial |


As adjectives the difference between iridescent and iridial

is that iridescent is (not comparable) producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic while iridial is relating to iridescence and the iris of an eye.

Shot vs Iridescent - What's the difference?

shot | iridescent |


As adjectives the difference between shot and iridescent

is that shot is (colloquial) worn out or broken while iridescent is (not comparable) producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

As a noun shot

is the result of launching a projectile or bullet or shot can be a charge to be paid, a scot or shout.

As a verb shot

is (shoot) or shot can be to load (a gun) with shot.

As an interjection shot

is (colloquial|south africa) thank you.

Chromatic vs Iridescent - What's the difference?

chromatic | iridescent |


As adjectives the difference between chromatic and iridescent

is that chromatic is relating to or characterised by hue while iridescent is (not comparable) producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

Iridescent vs Iridic - What's the difference?

iridescent | iridic |


As adjectives the difference between iridescent and iridic

is that iridescent is (not comparable) producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic while iridic is (chemistry) containing tetravalent iridium or iridic can be (medicine) of or relating to the iris of the eye.

Iridescent vs Iridian - What's the difference?

iridescent | iridian |


As adjectives the difference between iridescent and iridian

is that iridescent is (not comparable) producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic while iridian is of or relating to iris.

Iridescent vs Allure - What's the difference?

iridescent | allure |


As an adjective iridescent

is (not comparable) producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

As a noun allure is

affectation.

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