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translucency
Variant of translucent
adjective
- Obsolete shining through
- Rare transparent
- letting light pass but diffusing it so that objects on the other side cannot be clearly distinguished; partially transparent, as frosted glassalso translucid
- easily perceived; lucid; clear
Related Forms:
- translucence noun or translucency
- translucently adverb
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