structural color
noun
: a color or color component due to interference of light (as in thin films), diffraction (as by a grating), refractive dispersion (as in a rainbow), differential scattering, or differential polarization
colors of most bodies are due largely to selective absorption with some superposed structural color
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“Structural color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/structural%20color. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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