Translucent

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English[edit]

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What does translucent mean? The definition of translucent is allowing light to pass through but not showing the distinct images on the other side. Clear, transparent, translucent, limpid mean capable of being seen through. Clear implies absence of cloudiness, haziness, or muddiness. Clear water transparent implies being so clear that objects can be seen distinctly. A transparent sheet of film translucent implies the passage of light but not a clear view of what lies beyond. Translucent frosted glass limpid suggests the soft clearness of pure water. Her eyes were limpid pools of blue.

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Etymology[edit]

From Latintranslucentem, accusative of translucens, present participle of translucere, from trans(“through”) and lucere(“to shine”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK)IPA(key): /tɹænzˈluː.sənt/
  • (US)IPA(key): /tɹænzˈlu.sənt/
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Adjective[edit]

A translucent window curtain

translucent (comparativemore translucent, superlativemost translucent)

  1. Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
    • 1913, Louis Joseph Vance, The Day of Days, ch. 1:
      The window-panes, encrusted with perennial deposits of Atmosphere, were less transparent than translucent.
    • 1921, P. G. Wodehouse, Jill the Reckless, ch. 21:
      On the windows of the nearer buildings the sun cast glittering beams, but further away a faint, translucent mist hid the city.
  2. Clear, lucid, or transparent.
    • 1884, Henry J. Ramsdell, Life and Public Services of Hon. James G. Blaine, Hubbard, pp. 105-106:
      Mr. Blaine's powers and disposition shone resplendent. . . . the gavel in his practised hand, chiming in with varied tones that aptly enforced his words, from the sharp rat-tat-tat that recalled the House to decorum, to the vigorous thunder that actually drowned unparliamentary speech; rulings, repartee, translucent explanation flashing from his lips as quick as lighting.
    • 1904 June 11 and 18​, Gilbert K[eith] Chesterton, “The Singular Speculation of the House-agent”, in The Club of Queer Trades, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, published April 1905, , pages 151–152:
      I thought you'd come round to my view, but I own I was startled at your not seeing it from the beginning. The man is a translucent liar and knave.
    • 1919, Joseph A. Altsheler, The Lords of the Wild, ch. 3:
      [T]he sun was in its greatest splendor, and the air was absolutely translucent. The lake and the mountains sprang out, sharp and clear.

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Translations[edit]

  • Catalan: translúcid
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 半透明(zh)(bàntòumíng)
  • Czech: průsvitný(cs)
  • Dutch: doorschijnend(nl), lichtdoorlatend, verstrooiend(nl)
  • Esperanto: diafana
  • Finnish: läpikuultava(fi)
  • French: translucide(fr)
  • Galician: translúcido
  • German: lichtdurchlässig(de); transparent(de)
  • Greek: ημιδιαφανής(el)(imidiafanís)
    Ancient: διαυγής(diaugḗs)
  • Gujarati: અર્ધપારદર્શક(ardhapārdarśak)
  • Hungarian: áttetsző(hu)
  • Italian: traslucido(it)
  • Japanese: 半透明な(ja)(はんとうめいな, hantōmei-na)
  • Malay: lutcahaya
  • Maori: whakatiaho, kōrahirahi
  • Piedmontese: tralusent
  • Polish: przeświecający, półprzezroczysty(pl)
  • Portuguese: translúcido(pt)
  • Russian: просве́чивающий(ru)(prosvéčivajuščij), полупрозра́чный(ru)(poluprozráčnyj)
  • Scottish Gaelic: trìd-shoillseach
  • Spanish: translúcido(es)
  • Tagalog: nganinagin, nanganganinag, mainag
  • Thai:
  • Turkish: buzlu(tr), yarı saydam(tr), yarı şeffaf
  • Catalan: translúcid
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: (clear, lucid)清楚(zh)(qīngchu), (transparent)透明(zh)(tòumíng)
  • Czech: průsvitný(cs)
  • Finnish: läpikuultava(fi), kirkas(fi)
  • German: luzid(de)
  • Greek: διαφανής(el)(diafanís), διαυγής(el)(diavgís)
    Ancient Greek: διαφανής(diaphanḗs)
  • Japanese: 澄んだ(sunda)
  • Maori: kōrahirahi
  • Piedmontese: tralusent
  • Polish: jasny(pl), przejrzysty(pl)
  • Portuguese: claro(pt)
  • Russian: прозра́чный(ru)(prozráčnyj), я́сный(ru)(jásnyj)
  • Scottish Gaelic: trìd-shoillseach
  • Spanish: claro(es)
  • Turkish: saydam(tr), şeffaf(tr)

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

trānslūcent

  1. third-personpluralpresentactiveindicative of trānslūceō
Translucent
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translucent

permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that objects are not clearly visible: a translucent lampshade; lucid: a translucent description
Not to be confused with:
transparent – allows objects to be seen clearly through it: clear water is transparent; crystalline
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

trans·lu·cent

(trăns-lo͞o′sənt, trănz-)adj.
Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images.
[Latin trānslūcēns, trānslūcent-, present participle of trānslūcēre, to shine through : trāns-, trans- + lūcēre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
trans·lu′cent·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

translucent

(trænzˈluːsənt) adj
allowing light to pass through partially or diffusely; semitransparent
[C16: from Latin translūcēre to shine through, from trans- + lūcēre to shine]
transˈlucentlyadv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

trans•lu•cent

(trænsˈlu sənt, trænz-)
adj.
1. permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that objects on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent.
3. clear; transparent: translucent seawater.
[1590–1600; < Latin trānslūcent-, s. of trānslūcēns, present participle of trānslūcere to shine through = trāns- trans- + lūcēre to shine]
trans•lu′cent•ly,adv.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

trans·lu·cent

(trăns-lo͞o′sənt)
Transmitting light, but not clearly enough to be transparent. A translucent object causes enough diffusion of light that an object or image on the other side of it can only be seen indistinctly. Frosted glass is translucent. Compare transparent.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Adj.1.translucent - allowing light to pass through diffusely; 'translucent amber'; 'semitransparent curtains at the windows'
clear - allowing light to pass through; 'clear water'; 'clear plastic bags'; 'clear glass'; 'the air is clear and clean'
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translucent

adjectivesemitransparent, clear, limpid, lucent, diaphanous, pellucidThe building is roofed entirely with translucent plastic.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

translucent

adjectiveAdmitting light so that objects beyond can be seen:
clear, crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, see-through, transparent.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
průsvitný
kirkasläpikuultava
hálfgegnsær
半透明な澄んだ
caurspīdīgs
yarı saydam

translucent

[trænzˈluːsnt]ADJ → translúcido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

translucent

, translucid
adj glass etc → lichtdurchlässig; skin → durchsichtig; translucent glass → Milchglasnt; a prose of translucent clarity → eine Prosa von brillanterKlarheit
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

translucent

(trӕnsˈluːsnt) adjective
allowing light to pass through, but not transparent. translucent silk. deursigtig نِصْف شَفّاف прозиращ translúcido průsvitný durchscheinend gennemskinnelig ημιδιαφανής translúcido poolläbipaistev ترا رخشا läpikuultava translucide מַעֲבִיר אוֹר पारभासी providan, proziran áttetsző tembus cahaya hálfgegnsær traslucido 半透明の 반투명한 perregimas caurspīdīgs lut cahaya doorschijnendgjennomskinnelig przeświecający نیم شفاف translúcido translucid просвечивающий priesvitný, priehľadný prosojen prozračan [halv]genomskinlig ที่ให้แสงผ่านได้น้อย yarı saydam 半透明的 напівпрозорий صاف شفاف mờ 半透明的
transˈlucence noun
deursigtigheid شَفافِيَّه прозрачност translucidez průsvitnost die Durchsichtigkeit gennemskinnelighed ημιδιαφάνεια translucidez poolläbipaistvus نور تراوی läpikuultavuus translucidité שָקוּף לְמֶחֱצָה पारभासकता providnost, prozirnost áttetszőség keadaan tembus cahaya hálfgegnsæi traslucidità 半透明 반투명함 perregimumas caurspīdīgums lut cahaya doorschijnendheidgjennomskinnelighet półprzezroczystość د نور تیریدونکی، شفاف translucidez transluciditate просвечиваемость priesvitnosť prosojnost prozračnost [halv]genomskinlighet ความฝ้ามัว yarı saydamlık 半透明度 просвічуваність; напівпрозорість شفافيت sự mờ 半透明度

Define Translucent

transˈlucency noun
deursigtigheid شَفافِيَّه прозрачност translucidez průsvitnost die Durchsichtigkeit gennemskinnelighed ημιδιαφάνεια translucidez poolläbipaistvus نور تراوایی läpikuultavuus translucidité שְקִיפוּת חֶלקִית पारभासकता providnost, prozirnost áttetszőség keadaan tembus cahaya hálfgegnsæi traslucidità 半透明 반투명 perregimumas caurspīdīgums lut cahaya doorschijnendheidgjennomskinnelighet półprzezroczystość شفافیت translucidez transluciditate полупрозрачность priesvitnosť prosojnost prozračnost [halv]genomskinlighet ความฝ้ามัว yarı saydamlılık 半透明度 просвічуваність; напівпрозорість شفافيت sự mờ 半透明度
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trans·lu·cent

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