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play of color

play of color noun: an optical phenomenon that occurs when light interacts with a gemstone, causing it to appear to change color.

Noun

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

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

play of color meaning in Tamil

play of color in Tamil

வண்ண விரைவியக்கம்

Forms of play of color

pluralplays of color
alternative formplay-of-color
alternative formplay of colour
alternative formplay-of-colour

Questions about play of color

What does play of color mean?
Play of color means an optical phenomenon that occurs when light interacts with a gemstone, causing it to appear to change color.
What is play of color in Tamil?
Play of color in Tamil is வண்ண விரைவியக்கம். See Play of color meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is play of color?
Play of color is a noun.
What is the plural of play of color?
The plural of play of color is plays of color.

Words near play of color in the dictionary

  1. play merry hell with
  2. play money
  3. play nice
  4. play Nostradamus
  5. play number two
  6. play of color
  7. play of colour
  8. play of words
  9. play off
  10. play Old Gooseberry
  11. play Old Harry

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Adapted from Wiktionary: play of color (page history and authors); play of color (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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