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translucent
[trans-loo-suhnt, tranz-]
adjective
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.
Antonyms:easily understandable; lucid.
a translucent explication.
translucent seawater.
translucent
/ ٰæԳˈːəԳ /
adjective
allowing light to pass through partially or diffusely; semitransparent
translucent
Allowing radiation (most commonly light) to pass through, but causing diffusion. Frosted glass, for example, is translucent to visible light.
Compare transparent
Other 51Թ Forms
- translucence noun
- translucency noun
- translucently adverb
- subtranslucence noun
- subtranslucency noun
- subtranslucent adjective
- ٰԲˈܳԳ noun
- ٰԲˈܳԳٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of translucent1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of translucent1
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Example Sentences
I prepared myself to meet a shuffling, sick patient, milky-eyed and translucent.
Uncover once onions are translucent and add carrots, celery and sturdier vegetables in your mix.
Once it's translucent, add in some chopped garlic and let it toast until fragrant, about 30 seconds or so.
At Stella McCartney's Paris show, US actress and Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson wore a translucent black off-the-shoulder maxi dress with only a nude-coloured thong underneath.
Add onions and leek, season with salt and cook until translucent, without color, about 5 more minutes.
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