"Iridescent" redirects here. For the Linkin Park song, see Iridescent (song).
For the Brockhampton album, see Iridescence (album).
Iridescence in soap bubbles
Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is the phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear gradually to change colour as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes. Iridescence is caused by wave interference of light in microstructures or thin films. Examples of iridescence include soap bubbles, feathers, butterfly wings and seashell nacre, and minerals such as opal. Pearlescence is a related effect where some or most of the reflected light is white. The term pearlescent is used to describe certain paint finishes, usually in the automotive industry, which actually produce iridescent effects.
Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is the phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear gradually to change colour as the angle of view or the angle...
Cloud iridescence or irisation is a colorful optical phenomenon that occurs in a cloud and appears in the general proximity of the Sun or Moon. The colors...
commonly used in lay terms as a synonym for iridescence. In contrast, common opal does not display an iridescence, but often exhibits a hazy sheen of light...
for their use of limited-view iridescence: the yellow of the dorsal hindwings is modified by bright blue-green iridescence which is only seen when the butterfly...
Aiyasami (July 1950). "The structure of labradorite and the origin of its iridescence". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section A. 32 (1): 1–16...
has shorter upper tail coverts, a more coppery neck, and overall less iridescence. Both males and females have spurs.[page needed] The Congo peacock (Afropavo...
especially when only fragments can be seen, are sometimes confused with cloud iridescence. This phenomenon also causes clouds to appear multi-coloured, but it...
as nacreous (/ˈneɪkriəs/, from nacre, or mother of pearl, due to its iridescence). The stratosphere is very dry; unlike the troposphere, it rarely allows...
interference – explained by Thomas Young a century later. Young described iridescence as the result of interference between reflections from two or more surfaces...
a long tail; their feathers appear black with purple, green, or blue iridescence on the head, and primarily bronze sheen in the body plumage. Adult females...
sexes. The plumage of the starling is often brightly coloured due to iridescence; this colour is derived from the structure of the feathers, not from...
(1 to 97) Science Fiction – Brand New (September 16, 2017) (1 to 88) Iridescence – Brockhampton (October 13, 2018) (1 to 77) Madame X – Madonna (July...
pigeon's body were greyish-black with iridescence except on wing and tail. Crown has a green-purple iridescence, mantle to rump iridescent reflecting...
providing protection via camouflage from predators. The colors and iridescence in these scales are largely determined by the types and amount of chromatophores...
2018 crime film based on the novel "Thug Life", a song from the album Iridescence by Brockhampton "Thug Life", a song from the album Issa Album by 21 Savage...
red at greater depths. The gametophytes (see below) often show a blue iridescence at the tip of the fronds and fertile sporophytes show a spotty pattern...
angles, whereas structural color is the result of selective reflection or iridescence, usually because of multilayer structures. For example, butterfly wings...
and aventurine feldspar (sunstone). Adularescence – Milky luster or iridescence originating from below the surface of gemstones Labradorescence – Mineral:...
Kadaknath birds are grey-black all over and have gold plumage with greenish iridescence. The greyish black colour is present in the legs and toenails, beak,...
causes patent (apparent) infection characterised by blue to bluish-purple iridescence and a shortened lifespan. Group: dsDNA Order: Pimascovirales Family:...
common colours. The brightness of the colours is neither the product of iridescence (except in the American kingfishers) or pigments but is instead caused...
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