| 释义 |
Verb: opalesce `owpu'les- Reflect light or colours like an opal
"Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce" - Exhibit a play of colours like that of an opal
"This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions"
Derived forms: opalesced, opalescing, opalesces See also: opalescence, opalescent Type of: iridesce, reflect, shine |