translucent

Adjective
Synonyms: semitransparent

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. allowing light to pass through diffusely“translucent amber”“semitransparent curtains at the windows”Synonyms: semitransparent
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Translucent \Trans*lu"cent\, a. [L. translucens, -entis, p. pr. of translucere to shine through; trans across, through = lucere to shine. See Lucid.]

1.Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen; partially transparent. [1913 Webster]

2.Transparent; clear. [Poetic] "Fountain or fresh current . . . translucent, pure." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Replenished from the cool, translucent springs.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

Syn: Translucent, Transparent.

Usage: A thing is translucent when it merely admits the passage of light, without enabling us to distinguish the color and outline of objects through it; it is transparent when we can clearly discern objects placed on the other side of it. Glass, water, etc., are transparent; ground glass is translucent; a translucent style. [1913 Webster]

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