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trans·lu·cent

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nt, 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

]

—Related forms

trans·lu·cence, trans·lu·cen·cy, noun

trans·lu·cent·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. See transparent.

—Antonyms 1. opaque.

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trans·lu·cent Audio Help (trāns-lōō'sənt, trānz-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images.
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.)).

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

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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