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trans·lu·cent    Audio Help   [trans-loo-suhnt, tranz-] Pronunciation Key
–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.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < L trānslūcent- (s. of trānslūcéns), prp. of trānslūcere to shine through. See trans-, lucent]

trans·lu·cence, trans·lu·cen·cy, noun
trans·lu·cent·ly, adverb

1. See transparent.
1. opaque.
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trans·lu·cent    Audio Help   (trāns-lōō'sənt, trānz-)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images.
  2. Clear; lucid.


[Latin trānslūcēns, trānslūcent-, present participle of trānslūcēre, to shine through : trāns-, trans- + lūcēre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

trans·lu'cence, trans·lu'cen·cy n., trans·lu'cent·ly adv.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
translucent 
1596, from L. translucentem (nom. translucens), prp. of translucere "to shine through," from trans- "through" + lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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translucent

adjective
allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent amber"; "semitransparent curtains at the windows" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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translucent [trӕnsˈluːsnt] adjective
allowing light to pass through, but not transparent
Example: translucent silk
Arabic: نِصْف شَفّاف
Chinese (Simplified): 半透明的
Chinese (Traditional): 半透明的
Czech: průsvitný
Danish: gennemskinnelig
Dutch: doorschijnend
Estonian: poolläbipaistev
Finnish: läpikuultava
French: translucide
German: durchscheinend
Greek: ημιδιαφανής
Hungarian: áttetsző
Icelandic: hálfgegnsær
Indonesian: tembus cahaya
Italian: traslucido
Japanese: 半透明の
Korean: 반투명의
Latvian: caurspīdīgs
Lithuanian: perregimas
Norwegian: gjennomskinnelig
Polish: przeświecający
Portuguese (Brazil): translúcido
Portuguese (Portugal): translúcido
Romanian: translucid
Russian: просвечивающий
Slovak: priesvitný, priehľadný
Slovenian: prosojen
Spanish: translúcido
Swedish: genomskinlig
Turkish: yarı saydam
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translucent    Audio Help   (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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Main Entry: trans·lu·cent
Pronunciation: -&nt
Function: adjective
: permitting the passage of light; especially : transmitting and diffusing light so that objects beyond cannot be seen clearly

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Translucent

Tra*lu"cent\, a. [L. tralucens, translucens, p. pr. See Translucent.] Translucent. [Obs.]

The air's tralucent gallery. --Sir. J. Davies.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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