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translu·cen·cy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. translucence, translucency, semitransparencynoun

    the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely

Wiktionary

  1. translucencynoun

    the quality of being translucent

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Translucencynoun

    Diaphaneity; transparency.

    Etymology: from translucent.

    Lumps of rock crystal heated red hot, then quenched in fair water, exchanged their translucency for whiteness, the ignition and extinction having cracked each lump into a multitude of minute bodies. Robert Boyle, on Colours.

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  1. translucency

    Translucency is a characteristic of a material that allows light to pass through, but the light is scattered so that objects on the other side cannot be clearly seen. It lies between transparency, which allows light to pass through unaffected, and opacity, which blocks all light. Translucent materials include frosted glass, certain kinds of paper, and some types of plastic or fabric.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Translucencynoun

    the quality or state of being translucent; clearness; partial transparency

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of translucency in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of translucency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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