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translucency

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trans·lu·cent  (trns-lsnt, trnz-)
adj.
1. Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images.
2. Clear; lucid.
[Latin trnslcns, trnslcent-, present participle of trnslcre, to shine through : trns-, trans- + lcre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
trans·lucence, trans·lucen·cy n.
trans·lucent·ly adv.
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Noun1.translucency - the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely
semitransparency, translucence
uncloudedness, clarity, clearness - the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes"
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In its hardness and translucency -- in its polish, equal to that of the finest oliva-shell -- in the bad smell given out, and loss of colour under the blowpipe -- it shows a close similarity with living sea-shells.
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