irisation
English
Noun
irisation
irisation (countable and uncountable, plural irisations)
- (meteorology) A colorful optical phenomenon seen in iridescent clouds and on the borders of lenticular clouds resembling those seen in soap bubbles and oil on a water surface.
References
- AMS Glossary of Meteorology
French
Etymology
From iriser + -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
irisation f (plural irisations)
- iridescence
Further reading
- “irisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.