translucent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: translucent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for translucent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
translucent adj allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent amber"; "semitransparent curtains at the windows" Synonym(s): translucent, semitransparent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Translucent \Translu"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. 2. Transparent; clear. [Poetic] [bd]Fountain or fresh current . . . translucent, pure.[b8] --Milton. Replenished from the cool, translucent* springs. --Pope. 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.