translucence
pronunciation
How to pronounce translucence in British English:
UK [træns'lu:sns]
How to pronounce translucence in American English:
US [træns'lusns]
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- Noun:
- the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely
Word Origin
- translucence (n.)
- early 15c., from Medieval Latin translucentia, from Latin translucentem (see translucenct). Related: Translucency.
Example
- 1. The porcelain offers great qualities similar to the bone china much such as considerable strength , glassiness , whiteness and translucence but can be made at a lower cost to the bone china .
- 2. Using advanced software that would be more at home in a hollywood studio , its computer artists can reproduce nuances of every conceivable material , from the fine bumps on brushed oak parquet to the subtle translucence of candle wax .
- 3. Amber forms when the soft , sticky sap of trees solidifies into hard lumps of resin which , when buried , become fossilised into a substance valued for its colour , translucence and natural organic beauty .