TRANSLUCENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does translucent mean? 

• TRANSLUCENT (adjective)
  The adjective TRANSLUCENT has 1 sense:

1. allowing light to pass through diffusely

  Familiarity information: TRANSLUCENT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSLUCENT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Allowing light to pass through diffusely

Synonyms:

semitransparent; translucent

Context example:

semitransparent curtains at the windows

Similar:

clear (allowing light to pass through)

Derivation:

translucence; translucency (the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely)

 Context examples 

A translucent membrane present in the eye of some animals, also called the third eye.

(Nictitating Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)

Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.

(Opaque, NCI Thesaurus)

Form nonpigmented, translucent colonies, 1-2 mm in diameter.

(Helicobacter, NCI Thesaurus)

A hard, thin, translucent layer of calcified substance that envelops and protects the dentin of the crown of the tooth.

(Enamel, NCI Thesaurus)

Furthermore, one mutation likely caused the animal to develop an “unusual translucent satin coat.”

(Genetic ‘Mutational Meltdown’ Doomed Woolly Mammoths, VOA)

The teeth are weak, discolored, and translucent.

(Dentinogenesis Imperfecta, NCI Thesaurus)

A translucent membrane present in the eye of some animals, also called the third eyelid.

(Nictitating Membrane, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A shaft of sunlight smote the over-curl, and I caught a glimpse of translucent, rushing green, backed by a milky smother of foam.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The fish belong to the snailfish (Liparidae) family, with bulbous heads, translucent, ribbon-like bodies and no scales.

(Three New Species of Fish Found at Bottom of Pacific Ocean, VOA)

The ovate to linear leaves are sessile, opposite, and well-supplied with translucent glandular dots.

(Hypericum perforatum, NCI Thesaurus)