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Translucent

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trans·lu·cent

   [trans-loo-suhnt, tranz-]
–adjective
1.
permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
2.
easily understandable; lucid: a translucent explication.
3.
clear; transparent: translucent seawater.
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Origin:
1590–1600; < L trānslūcent- (s. of trānslūcēns), prp. of trānslūcere to shine through. See trans-, lucent

—Related forms
trans·lu·cence, trans·lu·cen·cy, noun
trans·lu·cent·ly, adverb
sub·trans·lu·cence, noun
sub·trans·lu·cen·cy, noun
sub·trans·lu·cent, adjective

—Can be confused: translucent, transparent (see synonym note at transparent).

—Synonyms
1. See transparent.

—Antonyms
1. opaque.

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World English Dictionary
translucent (trænzˈluːsənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
allowing light to pass through partially or diffusely; semitransparent
 
[C16: from Latin translūcēre to shine through, from trans- + lūcēre to shine]
 
trans'lucence
 
—n
 
trans'lucency
 
—n
 
trans'lucently
 
—adv

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Word Origin & History

translucent
1596, from L. translucentem (nom. translucens), prp. of translucere "to shine through," from trans- "through" + lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)).
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Medical Dictionary

trans·lu·cent definition

Pronunciation: /-ənt/
Function: adj
: permitting the passage of light
especially : transmitting and diffusing light so that objects beyond cannot be seen clearly
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Science Dictionary
translucent   (trāns-l'sənt)  Pronunciation Key 
Allowing radiation (most commonly light) to pass through, but causing diffusion. Frosted glass, for example, is translucent to visible light. Compare transparent.
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