English Explanatory Dictionary

iridian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Containing iridium
  2. Of or relating to the iris
  3. Relating to rainbow.
  4. multicolored
adj
  1. Of or relating to Iris in Greek mythology.
  2. Of or relating to the asteroid (7) Iris.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈrɪdiən/ /aɪ-/

Word forms

iridian more iridian most iridian

Etymology

*From iris + -ian. *(mineralogy): From iridium + -ian.

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