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PRONUNCIATION OF PEARLESCENCE

pearlescence  [pɜːˈlɛsəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEARLESCENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pearlescence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEARLESCENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pearlescence

Iridescence

Iridescence is the property of certain surfaces that appear to change colour as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes. Examples of iridescence include soap bubbles, butterfly wings and sea shells, as well as certain minerals. It is often created by structural coloration.

Definition of pearlescence in the English dictionary

The definition of pearlescence in the dictionary is a pearly lustre or sheen.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEARLESCENCE


adolescence
ˌædəˈlɛsəns
alkalescence
ˌælkəˈlɛsəns
calescence
kəˈlɛsəns
coalescence
ˌkəʊəˈlɛsəns
convalescence
ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsəns
decalescence
ˌdiːkəˈlɛsəns
electroluminescence
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns
emollescence
ˌɪməˈlɛsəns
essence
ˈɛsəns
fluorescence
ˌflʊəˈrɛsəns
immunofluorescence
ˌɪmjʊnəʊflʊəˈrɛsəns
luminescence
ˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns
obsolescence
ˌɒbsəˈlɛsəns
opalescence
ˌəʊpəˈlɛsəns
pallescence
pəˈlɛsəns
preadolescence
ˌpriːædəˈlɛsəns
quintessence
kwɪnˈtɛsəns
recalescence
ˌriːkəˈlɛsəns
reconvalescence
ˌriːkɒnvəˈlɛsəns
virilescence
ˌvɪrɪˈlɛsəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEARLESCENCE

pearl diving
pearl grey
Pearl Harbor
pearl millet
pearl necklace
pearl oyster
Pearl River
pearl-grey
pearl-handled
pearler
pearlescent
pearlier
pearlies
pearliest
pearliness
pearlised
pearlite
pearlitic
pearlized
pearlwort

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEARLESCENCE

acquiescence
at your convenience
car licence
chemiluminescence
concupiscence
dehiscence
driving licence
effervescence
evanescence
gaming licence
innocence
licence
magnificence
photoluminescence
provisional driving licence
pubescence
reminiscence
renascence
road-fund licence
senescence
translucence

Synonyms and antonyms of pearlescence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pearlescence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEARLESCENCE

Find out the translation of pearlescence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pearlescence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pearlescence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

珠光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perlescencia
570 millions of speakers

English

pearlescence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pearlescence
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pearlescence
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перламутровый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pearlescence
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pearlescence
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nacré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pearlescence
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Perlglanz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真珠光沢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pearlescence
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pearlescence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pearlescence
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pearlescence
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोत्यासारखा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pearlescence
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perlescenti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perłowość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перламутровий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pearlescence
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pearlescence
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pearlescence
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pärlemoreffekt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perlemorsglans
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pearlescence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEARLESCENCE»

The term «pearlescence» is used very little and occupies the 157.295 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEARLESCENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pearlescence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pearlescence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pearlescence

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEARLESCENCE»

Discover the use of pearlescence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pearlescence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Environmental Fluid Dynamics, Volume Two: ...
Natural pearlescence is one of the most dramatically beautiful laboratory tracers. Pearlescence, extracted from fish scales, comprises small plate-like reflective crystals that act like mirrors and spend most of their time aligned with the flow.
Harindra Joseph Fernando, 2012
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Color Science in the Examination of Museum Objects: ...
The distinction between pearlescence and iridescence is the nature of the specular light reflected. If at any specular angle the observed reflectance is white, the effect is called pearlescence or luster; if the specular reflectance is colored ...
Ruth Johnston-Feller, 2001
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IUTAM Symposium on Computational Physics and New ...
To view the turbulence, approximately 2ml of Pearlescence was mixed into the water, until it was uniformly distributed. Pearlescence consists of light reflecting platelets, approximately 30μm in diameter and 6μmthick.In a region of shear the ...
Yukio Kaneda, 2007
4
Advanced Cleaning Product Formulations
Neutral All-Purpose Cleaner.ŕwith Pearlescence Effect, High Viscosity-A Marlon PS 65 7. Marlinat 242/28 4. Marlamid DF 1218 1. Marlamid PG 20 2. Cellobond HEC 100000A 0. Balance water, fragrance, dyestuff, preservative to 100 Active ...
Ernest W. Flick, 1996
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SPE/ANTEC 1997 Proceedings
We can try to directly control preform temperature by periodically lowering it to find where pearlescence first appears. We could attempt to indirectly control it by observing bottle thickness changes which may reflect preform temperature ...
Spe, 1997
6
Technology of Plastics Packaging for the Consumer Market
If this is not achieved then the 'automatic wall-thickness control' that normally occurs when PET is biaxially stretched will be less effective, while if the preform is stretched too much, the result will be pearlescence. (When PET is biaxially ...
Geoff A. Giles, David R. Bain, 2001
7
Coloring Technology for Plastics
PEARLESCENCE. The use of pearlescent pigments vastly increases the possibilities of color design. In comparison to other pigments, organic or inorganic, pearl pigments possess lustre as an additional property. The pigments consist of a flat ...
Ronald M. Harris, 1999
8
Principles of aerosol technology
Only polyoxyethylene fatty ethers that were water dispersible or water soluble gave pearlescent concentrates. The most effective alcohols for producing pearlescence were myristyl and cetyl alcohols. The fatty acids were relatively ineffective in ...
Paul Amsdon Sanders, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, 1970
9
Polypropylene: The Definitive User's Guide and Databook
Carbon blacks have high strength, but loose forms can cause severe dusting. [ 826, 859] 3.7.5 Special effect pigments. Some colorants produce special effects in the plastic, such as pearlescence or phosphorescence. The pigment must be well ...
Clive Maier, Theresa Calafut, 2008
10
Polyenes—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition: ...
The pearlescence of the container of the present invention is not limited to any particular mechanism of action, but is believed to result from the formation of a lamellar structure composed of siloxane fluid layers and thermoplastic material ...
‎2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEARLESCENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pearlescence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michelle Keegan's blog: 'Mini break to Palma'
You can get them here: http://www.pearlescence.co.uk. We had lunch there too in a side street right in the middle of the town, we ordered tapas, ... «hellomagazine.com, Jul 15»
2
The Corporate Copy Editor's Thoughts at 6:14 AM
Winston Churchill said scornfully that a landlord “contributes nothing to the conch from which his own pearlescence is derived.” The same is ... «Splice Today, Jun 15»
3
Beauty: glow powders
The shade range is pretty inclusive, too (cleverly, Lancôme has adjusted the amount of pearlescence for each skin tone). Less diverse in its ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Pastel pretty: Move over ombré hair, fun hues are here to stay
“New Schwarzkopf IGORA ROYAL Pearlescence is the first trend-driven colour permanent colour line,” Rossa Jurenas, North American Color ... «The Province, Jun 15»
5
Pastel pretty
“New Schwarzkopf IGORA ROYAL Pearlescence is the first trend-driven colour permanent colour line,” Rossa Jurenas, North American Color ... «Vancouver Sun, Jun 15»
6
BLOW MOLDING: Monitor & Control PET Bottle Crystallinity …
Agr's solution is to monitor pearlescence in the bottle—a sign of crazing—with an electronic camera and adjust the preform temperature to the lowest level above ... «Plastics Technology, Jun 15»
7
Naked bike ride: Gang of nude cyclists set to descend on Edinburgh …
www.pearlescence.co.uk. Naked Bike Raide event. A GANG of naked cyclists are set to descend on Edinburgh to raise awareness of the ... «Scottish Daily Record, May 15»
8
Michelle's blog: 'Leather skirts and getting festive'
... didnt move or even smudge all day . Very impressed. michelle7. I also wore my favourite pearl studs from Pearlescence. leatherskirt4earrings. «hellomagazine.com, Nov 14»
9
Traveling Namibia's Skeleton Coast
The hard light softened into pearlescence, as moisture from the Atlantic—some 15 miles away—layered the landscape in a prismatic haze. «Condé Nast Traveler, Nov 14»
10
Golden Shock by Dior
... the precious metal blends with the bold hues from the runway looks to reveal their intensity, illuminating them with shimmering pearlescence, ... «Be Global Fashion Network, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pearlescence [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pearlescence>. Apr 2024 ».
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