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LUCENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lucent mean?
• LUCENT (adjective)
The adjective LUCENT has 1 sense:
1. softly bright or radiant
Familiarity information: LUCENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Softly bright or radiant
Synonyms:
aglow; lambent; lucent; luminous
Context example:
a sky luminous with stars
Similar:
bright (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts)
Context examples
An electron-lucent layer within the basement membrane zone between the lamina densa and the epidermis comprised mainly of laminin.
(Lamina Lucida, NCI Thesaurus)
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