TRANSLUCENCE; TRANSLUCENCY
Trans*lu"cence, Trans*lu"cen*cy, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being translucent; clearness; partial transparency. Sir T. Browne.
TRANSLUCENT Trans*lu"cent, a. Etym: [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] "Fountain or fresh current . . . translucent, pure." Milton. Replenished from the cool, translucent springs. Pope.
Syn. — Translucent, Transparent. 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.
TRANSLUCENTLY
Trans*lu"cent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a translucent manner.
TRANSLUCID Trans*lu"cid, a. Etym: [L. translucidus; trans across, through + lucidus lucid: cf. F. translucide. See Translucent.]
Defn: Translucent. [R.] Bacon.