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nacreous
na·cre N0002100 (nā′kər)n. See mother-of-pearl.
[French, from Old French nacle, from Old Italian naccaro, drum, nacre, from Arabic naqqāra, small drum, from naqara, to bore, pierce; see nqr in Semitic roots.]
na′cred (-kərd), na′cre·ous (-krē-əs) adj.nacreous (ˈneɪkrɪəs) adj1. (Zoology) relating to or consisting of mother-of-pearl2. (Minerals) having the lustre of mother-of-pearl: nacreous minerals. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | nacreous - consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl | | 2. | nacreous - having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"opalescent, opaline, pearlescent, iridescentbright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
Translationsnacreous
nacreous[′nā·krē·əs] (optics) Having an iridescent luster resembling that of mother-of-pearl. Also known as pearly. nacreous
nacreous [na´kre-us] having a pearl-like luster.na·cre·ous (nā'krē-ŭs), Lustrous, like mother-of-pearl; descriptive term for bacterial colonies. [Fr. nacre, mother-of-pearl] na·cre·ous (nā'krē-ŭs) Lustrous, like mother-of-pearl; descriptive term for bacterial colonies. [Fr. nacre, mother-of-pearl]nacreous
Related to nacreous: Nacreous clouds, nacreous layerSynonyms for nacreousadj having a play of lustrous rainbow colorsSynonyms- opalescent
- opaline
- pearlescent
- iridescent
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