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Pearlescence is an effect related to iridescence and has a similar cause. Structures within a surface cause light to be reflected back, but in the case of pearlescence some or most of the light is white, giving the object a
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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.
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Fuel on top of water creates a thin film, which interferes with the light, producing different colours. The different bands represent different thicknesses in the film. This phenomenon is known as
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are formed by heating steel, forming a thin oxide-film on the surface. The colour indicates the temperature it was heated to, making it one of the earliest practical uses of iridescence.
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Many groups of plants have developed iridescence as an adaptation to use more light in dark environments such as the lower levels of tropical forests. The leaves of Southeast Asia's
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changes with the angle of observation and the angle of illumination. It is often caused by multiple reflections from two or more semi-transparent surfaces in which
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on the surface of a fish tank diffracts the reflected light, displaying the entire spectrum of colours. Red is seen from longer angles of incidence than blue.
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of many vertebrates, is also iridescent. Iridescence is known to be present among prehistoric non-avian and avian dinosaurs such as
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as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes. Iridescence is caused by
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Of Peacoks, Ducks, and Other Feathers of Changeable Colours
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is also iridescent. A single iridescent species of gecko,
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Both the body and the train of the peacock are iridescent
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has a bluish iridescence running along its body and
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Index

Iridescent
Iridescent (song)
Iridescent (album)
Iridescence (album)

soap bubbles
gradually
colour
wave interference
microstructures
thin films
soap bubbles
feathers
butterfly
nacre
opal
Pearlescence
Greek
gen.
rainbow
Iris
Greek mythology
rainbow

thin-film interference
Structural coloration
thin-film interference
diffraction
optical phenomenon
hue

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