'Translucent' definitions:
Definition of 'translucent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent amber"; "semitransparent curtains at the windows" [syn: translucent, semitransparent]
Definition of 'Translucent'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'translucent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apparent,
- clean-cut,
- clear,
- clear as crystal,
- clear as day,
- clear-cut,
- cloudless,
- coherent,
- connected,
- consistent,
- crisp,
- crystal,
- crystal-clear,
- crystalline,
- defined,
- definite,
- diaphanous,
- direct,
- distinct,
- explicit,
- express,
- light,
- lightish,
- lightsome,
- limpid,
- loud and clear,
- lucent,
- lucid,
- luculent,
- luminous,
- obvious,
- pellucid,
- perspicuous,
- plain,
- relucent,
- see-through,
- semipellucid,
- semitranslucent,
- serene,
- simple,
- straightforward,
- translucid,
- transparent,
- transpicuous,
- unambiguous,
- unclouded,
- unconfused,
- unequivocal,
- univocal,
- unmistakable,
- unobscured,
- well-defined