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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

The quality or state of being translucent; clearness; partial transparency.

Sir T. Browne.

Noun.

[L. translucens; trans, through, and luceo, to shine.]

The property of admitting rays of light to pass through, but not so as to render objects distinguishable.

Transparency.

translucency ‎(countable and uncountable, plural translucencies)

the quality of being translucent