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translucent

  • adjective
  • /tɹænzˈluː.sənt/

Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.

Other meanings

  1. Clear, lucid, or transparent.

Related words

  • nontranslucent
  • papulotranslucent
  • radiotranslucent
  • semitranslucent
  • subtranslucent
  • translucently

Word history

From Latin "trānslūcentem".

Where this comes from

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