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Translucent
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.
Synonyms: 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.