irisation

English

Noun

irisation (plural irisations)

(meteorology) a colouring seen in iridescent clouds and on the borders of lenticular clouds

Source AMS Glossary of Meteorology

French

Etymology

From iriser +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iʁizasjɔ̃/
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Noun

irisation f (plural irisations)

iridescence

Further reading

“irisation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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