opaline
English
Etymology
Adjective
opaline (comparative more opaline, superlative most opaline)
- resembling opal in its iridescence
Noun
opaline (countable and uncountable, plural opalines)
- a clear to white liquid secreted by sea hares (genus Aplysia) that becomes viscous upon contact with water
- The attack on a sea hare by a spiny lobster causes release of the whitish opaline, followed the co-release of both opaline and ink.
- (mineralogy) any of several minerals resembling opal, including a variety of yellow chalcedony
- opal glass
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoː.paːˈli.nə/
- Hyphenation: opa‧li‧ne
- Rhymes: -inə
Noun
opaline f (uncountable)
- opal glass, opaline (type of opaque translucent glass)
- Synonym: opaalglas
Hyponyms
Adjective
opaline (not comparable)
- opaline, made of opal glass
Inflection
| Inflection of opaline | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | opaline | |||
| inflected | opaline | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | opaline | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | opaline | ||
| n. sing. | opaline | |||
| plural | opaline | |||
| definite | opaline | |||
| partitive | opalines | |||
Hyponyms
French
Adjective
opaline
- feminine singular of opalin
Italian
Adjective
opaline
- feminine plural of opalino
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