Translucent vs. Iridescent — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Translucent and Iridescent
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Translucent
Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images.
Iridescent
Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors
An iridescent oil slick.
Iridescent plumage.
Translucent
Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
Iridescent
Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful in effect or appearance
"The prelude was as iridescent as a prism in a morning room" (Carson McCullers).
Translucent
Clear, lucid, or transparent.
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Iridescent
(not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
Translucent
Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen; partially transparent.
Iridescent
Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.
Translucent
Transparent; clear.
Replenished from the cool, translucent springs.
Iridescent
Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass. See iridescence.
Translucent
Almost transparent; allowing light to pass through diffusely;
Translucent amber
Semitransparent curtains at the windows
Iridescent
Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles;
Changeable taffeta
Chatoyant (or shot) silk
A dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent
Iridescent
Having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors;
An iridescent oil slick
Nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
A milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
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