iridescence

The quality or state of being iridescent.

The condition of being iridescent; exhibition of alternating or intermingling colors like those of the rainbow, as in mother-of-pearl, where it is an effect of interference (see interference, 5); any shimmer of glittering and changeable colors.

Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow, especially a surface reflection which changes color with the angle at which the object is viewed; the quality or state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color. It is due to interference of light waves reflected from the front and back surfaces of a thin layer transparent or semitransparent film.

The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.

Any shimmer of glittering and changeable colors.

the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface