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translucent (encz) | translucent,průsvitný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Translucent (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.
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2. Transparent; clear. [Poetic] "Fountain or fresh current .
. . translucent, pure." --Milton.
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Replenished from the cool, translucent springs.
--Pope.
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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.
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translucent (wn) | translucent
adj 1: allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent
amber"; "semitransparent curtains at the windows" [syn:
translucent, semitransparent] |
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translucent substance (encz) | translucent substance, n: |
translucently (encz) | translucently, |
Semitranslucent (gcide) | Semitranslucent \Sem`i*trans*lu"cent\, a.
Slightly clear; transmitting light in a slight degree.
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Subtranslucent (gcide) | Subtranslucent \Sub`trans*lu"cent\, a.
Not perfectly translucent.
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Translucent (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.
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2. Transparent; clear. [Poetic] "Fountain or fresh current .
. . translucent, pure." --Milton.
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Replenished from the cool, translucent springs.
--Pope.
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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.
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Translucently (gcide) | Translucently \Trans*lu"cent*ly\, adv.
In a translucent manner.
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translucent substance (wn) | translucent substance
n 1: a material having the property of admitting light
diffusely; a partly transparent material [syn: {transparent
substance}, translucent substance] |
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