01 a. Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen; partially transparent.
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Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen; partially transparent.
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Transparent; clear.[Poetic]“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.