English-Thai Dictionary

translucent

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRANSLUCENT

a.In mineralogy, transmitting rays of light, but not so as to render objects distinctly visible. 1. Transparent; clear.
Replenish'd from the cool translucent springs.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

TRANSLUCENTLY Trans *lu "cent *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a translucent manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

translucent

trans lu cent |transˈlo͞osnt, tranz- trænzˈlusnt træn (t )sˈlusnt | ▶adjective (of a substance ) allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semitransparent: fry until the onions become translucent. DERIVATIVES trans lu cence noun, trans lu cen cy noun, trans lu cent ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the Latin sense ): from Latin translucent- ‘shining through, ’ from the verb translucere, from trans- ‘through ’ + lucere ‘to shine. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

translucent

translucent |transˈluːs (ə )nt, trɑːns -, -nz- | ▶adjective (of a substance ) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semi-transparent: her beautiful translucent skin. DERIVATIVES translucence noun, translucency noun, translucently adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the Latin sense ): from Latin translucent- ‘shining through ’, from the verb translucere, from trans- ‘through ’ + lucere ‘to shine ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

translucent

translucent adjective a mantle of translucent ice: semitransparent, semiopaque, pellucid, limpid, clear; diaphanous, gossamer, sheer. ANTONYMS opaque. WORD TOOLKIT See diaphanous . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

translucent

translucent adjective a mantle of translucent ice: semi-transparent, pellucid, diaphanous, colourless, glassy, glass-like, gossamer, clear, crystalline, see-through, limpid, transparent; rare transpicuous, translucid. ANTONYMS opaque. WORD TOOLKIT translucent See diaphanous . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

translucent

trans lu cent /trænslúːs (ə )nt, trænz -/形容詞 (曇りガラスのように )半透明の (!transparentとopaqueの間 ) .～ly 副詞