translucent
11translucent — trans•lu•cent [[t]trænsˈlu sənt, trænz [/t]] adj. 1) opt permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that objects on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent[/ex] 2) easily understandable; lucid 3)… …
12translucent — adjective /trænzˈluː.sənt/ a) Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it. The window panes, encrusted with perennial deposits of Atmosphere, were less transparent than translucent. b) Clear, lucid, or transparent. On the windows of the… …
13translucent — trans|lu|cent [ træns lusnt ] adjective 1. ) clear enough for light to pass through but not completely clear: the translucent wings of an insect 2. ) a translucent color is very pale or light ╾ trans|lu|cence noun uncount …
14translucent — Allowing some light to pass through, but greatly obscuring the image of objects on the other side. A quality that is between transparent and opaque. Materials that may be translucent include glass, papers such as glassine, plastics such as… …
15translucent — UK [trænsˈluːs(ə)nt] / US [trænsˈlus(ə)nt] adjective 1) clear enough for light to pass through but not completely clear the translucent wings of an insect 2) a translucent colour is very pale or light Derived word: translucence noun uncountable …
16translucent — adj. Translucent is used with these nouns: ↑skin …
17translucent — trans|lu|cent [trænzˈlu:sənt US træns ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of translucere to shine through , from lucere to shine ] not transparent, but clear enough to allow light to pass through ▪ Blue veins showed… …
18translucent — is sometimes wrongly treated as a synonym for transparent. A translucent material is one through which light passes but through which images cannot be clearly seen, as with frosted glass. Note also the spelling; it is not scent …
19translucent — is sometimes wrongly treated as a synonym for transparent. A translucent material is one through which light passes but images cannot be clearly seen, as with frosted glass. Note also the spelling; it is not scent …
20translucent — [trans lu:s(ə)nt, trα:ns , nz ] adjective allowing light to pass through partially; semi transparent. Derivatives translucence noun translucency noun translucently adverb Origin C1 …
