Iridescence
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Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is generally known as the property of certain surfaces that appear to change color as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes. Examples of iridescence include soap bubbles, butterfly wings and sea shells.
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See also
- Anisotropy
- Bioluminescence, irrespective of angle
- Cloud iridescence
- Dichroic filter
- Dichroism
- Iridocyte
- Labradorescence (Adularescence)
- Opalescence
- Structural color
- Thin-film optics
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