different between radiancy vs iridescence

radiancy

English

Noun

radiancy (countable and uncountable, plural radiancies)

  1. The property of being radiant; radiance
    • 1866, John Mason Neale, The Invalid's Hymn-book
      What radiancy of glory, / What light beyond compare!
  2. (physics) The amount of energy emitted, flux.

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iridescence

English

Noun

iridescence (countable and uncountable, plural iridescences)

  1. The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.
  2. Any shimmer of glittering and changeable colors.

Related terms

  • iridescent
  • iridescently
  • iridesce

See also

  • luminescence
  • fluorescence

Translations

References

  • iridescence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • iridescence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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