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translucent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Translucent \Trans*lu"cent\, a. [L. translucens, -entis, p. pr of translucere to shine through trans across through = lucere to shine. See {Lucid}.] 1. Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen; partially transparent. 2. Transparent; clear. [Poetic] ``Fountain or fresh current . . . translucent, pure.'' --Milton. Replenished from the cool, translucent springs. --Pope. Syn: {Translucent}, {Transparent}. Usage: A thing is translucent when it merely admits the passage of light, without enabling us to distinguish the color and outline of objects through it it is transparent when we can clearly discern objects placed on the other side of it Glass, water, etc., are transparent; ground glass is translucent; a translucent style. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: translucent adj : almost transparent; allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent amber" [syn: {semitransparent}]
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