Translucent Definition

trăns-lo͝osənt, trănz-
adjective
Shining through.
Webster's New World
Transparent.
Webster's New World
Letting light pass but diffusing it so that objects on the other side cannot be clearly distinguished; partially transparent, as frosted glass.
Webster's New World
Easily perceived; lucid; clear.
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Origin of Translucent

  • Latin trānslūcēns trānslūcent- present participle of trānslūcēre to shine through trāns- trans- lūcēre to shine leuk- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin translucentem, accusative of translucens which is present participle of translucere, trans- "through" and lucere "to shine".

    From Wiktionary

Translucent Sentence Examples

  • Glasses are generally transparent but may be translucent or opaque.

  • In the interior on the north, the Cappella del Corporale possesses a large silver shrine, resembling in form the cathedral façade, enriched with countless figures in relief and subjects in translucent coloured enamels - one of the most important specimens of early silversmith's work that yet exists in Italy.

  • The man with translucent skin and purple eyes – the one Jonny hadn't exactly greeted with open arms – stood a few feet away.

  • His features were beyond pale, to the point of translucent, his gaze unblinking.

  • Her eyes strayed to the wall kept behind translucent, titanium-reinforced glass.

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