Translucent

Word TRANSLUCENT
Character 11
Hyphenation trans lu cent
Pronunciations /tɹænzˈluː.sənt/

Definitions and meanings of "Translucent"

What do we mean by translucent?

Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images. adjective

Transmitting rays of light, withont being transparent, as alabaster.

Transparent; clear.

Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen; partially transparent. adjective

Transparent; clear. adjective

Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it. adjective

Clear, lucid, or transparent. adjective

Allowing light to pass through diffusely adjective

Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.

Clear, lucid, or transparent.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Translucent

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The word "translucent" in example sentences

Suitable for eating sushi or defending the galaxy, the Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader lightsabers measure over 9″ long, with the blades cast in translucent material. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The vests, and boxy shaped sleeveless jackets with tails, were paired with abbreviated skirts layered under long, featherlight skirts in translucent silk. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

The street-facade is clad in translucent white insulated plastic panels which are backlit to provide indirect lighting both for the exterior and interior living area. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Brainz and Chinese food can easily get confused in translucent Tupperware, but not with a label & date. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The word translucent means, not completely opaque and not completely transparent. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This hardly seems the sort of thing one would now expect of the tea-sipping kind of nature writing Gessner describes, writing that seeks to describe nature in translucent language and dulcet tones and that seeks to elevate the scenery so described above the writer's own subjective perceptions. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Cook until mushroom in translucent, then add the bamboo shoots and eggplant. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Written in translucent English, this book studies not only the events of the Arab Revolt; it also evaluates the geopolitical significance of the Middle East at a time when the glance of most observers was turned elsewhere. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Every bit of fluid that passes through a vehicle must be lugged in translucent jugs over to a trailer, where it is broken down until it’s no longer harmful to the environment. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The spirit warriors were easy to identify as the translucent human-shaped beings roaming around with real rifles in their grasp. ❋ Kaza Kingsley (2010)

Keystone Bouchard: Yes, I've always been a fan of the idea of translucent marble that is cut so thin that light can permeate. ❋ Bettina Tizzy (2009)

Only Shiroyama has this new chronic disease called translucent syndrome which makes parts of her (sometimes all of her) literally translucent (or invisible). ❋ Elizabeth McClung (2008)

It is matter of experience that soldiers wounded in battle by a sword slash on the temple, so inflicted as to sever the passages of [i.e. inward from] the eye, feel a sudden onset of darkness, as if a lamp had gone out; because what is called the pupil, i.e. the translucent, which is a sort of inner lamp, is then cut off [from its connexion with the soul]. ❋ Unknown (2002)

For whether we consider the special class of bodies called translucent, as water and such others, or determinate bodies, which appear to possess a fixed colour of their own, it is at the exterior bounding surface that all alike exhibit their colour. ❋ Unknown (2002)

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