Get to know Nacreous better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like shell or iridescent.
Nacreous in a sentence
Nacreous meaning
- Of, or resembling nacre (mother of pearl).
- Exhibiting lustrous or rainbow-like colors.
Synonyms of Nacreous
Using Nacreous
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, or resembling nacre (mother of pearl). | Exhibiting lustrous or rainbow-like colors.
- Useful related words include: shell, iridescent, opalescent, opaline.
Context around Nacreous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nacreous
- In this selection, "nacreous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, clouds, type and coating stand out and add context to how "nacreous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include almost always nacreous and iridescent and known as nacreous clouds and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nacreous" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nacreous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nacreous type 2 is sometimes associated or embedded. (8 words)
The aperture of the shell is very wide and nacreous. (10 words)
When the transition to nacre secretion occurs, the brown pebble becomes covered with a nacreous coating. (16 words)
These pretty 'rainbow clouds' are known as Nacreous clouds and a number of sightings have been spotted across Yorkshire this morning (Thursday, December 21). (24 words)
Whether wild or cultured, gem-quality pearls are almost always nacreous and iridescent, like the interior of the shell that produces them. (22 words)
When the transition to nacre secretion occurs, the brown pebble becomes covered with a nacreous coating. (16 words)
Example sentences (5)
These pretty 'rainbow clouds' are known as Nacreous clouds and a number of sightings have been spotted across Yorkshire this morning (Thursday, December 21).
Nacreous type 2 is sometimes associated or embedded.
The aperture of the shell is very wide and nacreous.
When the transition to nacre secretion occurs, the brown pebble becomes covered with a nacreous coating.
Whether wild or cultured, gem-quality pearls are almost always nacreous and iridescent, like the interior of the shell that produces them.