Category:Translucent

Trans*lu"cent, a. Etym: [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.

2. Transparent; clear. [poetic] "fountain or fresh current . . . Translucent, pure." Milton. Replenished from the cool, translucent springs. Pope.

Syn. -- translucent, transparent. 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.