translucent
oxford
views updated Jun 27 2018trans·lu·cent / transˈloōsnt; tranz-/ •
adj. (of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semitransparent: fry until the onions become translucent.DERIVATIVES: trans·lu·cence n.trans·lu·cen·cy n.trans·lu·cent·ly adv.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
translucent
oxford
views updated May 08 2018translucent Applied to a substance (e.g. a mineral) that transmits some light but through which the outlines of objects cannot be seen. This condition is common in varieties of
quartz and
fluorite.
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY
translucent
oxford
views updated May 18 2018translucent †shining through XVI; transparent XVII. — L.
translūcēns,
-ent-, prp. of
translūcēre; see
TRANS-,
LUCID.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
