play of color

noun

An optical phenomenon that occurs when light interacts with a gemstone, causing it to appear to change color.

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Meanings

nounplay of color (countable and uncountable, plural plays of color)

plural plays of color · alternative play-of-color · alternative play of colour · alternative play-of-colour

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn optical phenomenon that occurs when light interacts with a gemstone, causing it to appear to change color.
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