goniochromisme

\ɡɔ.njɔ.kʁo.mism\

/\ɡɔ.njɔ.kʁo.mism\/ noun

The verdict

“goniochromisme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Iridescence ; qualité de ce qui est goniochrome.

Corpus desk

Index FR-goniochromisme · goniochromisme · French

goniochromisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for goniochromisme
PropertyValue
Headwordgoniochromisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɔ.njɔ.kʁo.mism\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « goniochromisme » en français

goniochromismesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

goniochromisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɔ.njɔ.kʁo.mism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Iridescence ; qualité de ce qui est goniochrome.".

Zero misspellings are on record for goniochromisme in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is goniochromisme, spelled G-O-N-I-O-C-H-R-O-M-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Iridescence ; qualité de ce qui est goniochrome.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how goniochromisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les iridescences (de iris/arc-en-ciel en grec ; ou goniochromisme) sur l’ormeau de la figure 3.11 (observées aussi sur une tache d’huile ou une bulle de savon) s’expliquent dans le cadre de l’optique ondulatoire. Quand l’épaisseur des couches d’un matériau à couches se restreint jusqu’à tendre vers la longueur d’onde de la lumière incidente, les ondes réf…
  2. Réunis en langue owa dans la catégorie des choses togatoga(na), tous ces phénomènes – nacre, peau de bonite, aube et crépuscule, nuages – ont en commun de donner à voir sous des formes différentes, une aberration chromatique répandue dans la nature et connue des biologistes depuis Buffon : l’iridescence, aussi appelée irisation ou goniochromisme, et qui r…

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "goniochromisme"?
"goniochromisme" is spelled G-O-N-I-O-C-H-R-O-M-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔ.njɔ.kʁo.mism\.
What does "goniochromisme" mean?
As a noun, "goniochromisme" means: Iridescence ; qualité de ce qui est goniochrome.
How do you pronounce "goniochromisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "goniochromisme" is \ɡɔ.njɔ.kʁo.mism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "goniochromisme" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list