translucent
pronunciation
How to pronounce translucent in British English:
UK [trænzˈluːsnt]
How to pronounce translucent in American English:
US [trænzˈluːsnt]
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- Adjective:
- almost transparent; allowing light to pass through diffusely
Word Origin
- translucent (adj.)
- 1590s, from Latin translucentem (nominative translucens), present participle of translucere "to shine through," from trans- "through" (see trans-) + lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)). Related: Translucently.
Example
- 1. Luke jerram spent five years working on his translucent glass sculptures .
- 2. Wet clothing clung to their bodies , translucent in the headlights .
- 3. Praised by the judges for " his condensed translucent images " which give us " fresh access to reality " , transtr mer 's surreal explorations of the inner world and its relation to the jagged landscape of his native country have been translated into 50 languages .
- 4. Another complained that their bathroom windows lacked the blue translucent glass found in rural toilet blocks .
- 5. Fish paints very slowly , building her surfaces out of translucent layers of oil paint .