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Definition: Translucent |
TranslucentAdjective1. Almost transparent; allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent amber". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "translucent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Translucent \Trans*lu"cent\, adjective. [Latin expression translucens, -entis, present participle of translucere to shine through; trans across, through lucere to shine. See Lucid.]. (references) |
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Mining | The optical property of a mineral to transmit light without objects beingvisible. CF:opaque. (references) |
Science | More or less transparent. (references) |
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Synonym: TranslucentSynonym: semitransparent (adj). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | You think you're bad? All mean and haunty? Picking on poor pathetic Cordy? Well, get ready to haul your wrinkly translucent ass out of this place because, lady, the bitch is back (Angel; writing credit: Letícia Dornelles) | |
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 | Brucella spp. Colony Characteristics: A. Fastidious, usually not visible at 24h. B. Grows slowly on most standard laboratory media (e.g. sheep blood, chocolate and trypticase soy agars). Pinpoint, smooth, entire translucent, non-hemolytic at 48h. Credit: CDC. |  | Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Bubble Shell, Haminoea sp. is seasonally abundant intertidally and subtidally on mud flats and sandy-mud bottomed bays from Alaska to the Gulf of California. The shell is fragile, translucent, and too small to contain the body. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |
 | Lobate ctenophores are translucent and give off a bioluminescent glow. Bolinopsis infundibulum. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). | ||
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| "Translucent decoration" by Paul Fris Commentary: "Christmas tree decoration, translucent sphere with dim lights in the background." |
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| "Translucent" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.62% of the time. "Translucent" is used about 218 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 98.62% | 215 | 20,643 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.38% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 218 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "translucent": translucent crystal ♦ translucent plastic ♦ translucent substance. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "translucent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i tejdukshëm (clear, diaphanous, glassy, hyaline, lucid, pellucid, sheer, transparent, transpicuous, vitreous), gjysmë i tejdukshëm. (various references) | |
Arabic | شفافي نصف شفاف. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | бистър (clear, crystal, crystalline, limpid, liquid, lucid, pellucid, robust), полупрозрачен (semi-transparent, waxen). (various references) | |
Chinese | 透亮, 半透明 (semitransparent). (various references) | |
Czech | prùsvitný (filmy, gauzy, transparent), prùhledný (clear, laky, transparent). (various references) | |
Danish | gennemsigtig (transparant). (various references) | |
Dutch | doorschijnend (diaphanous, hyaline, overlay, viewgraph). (various references) | |
Finnish | läpikuultava (transparent). (various references) | |
French | translucide. (various references) | |
German | durchscheinend. (various references) | |
Greek | ημιδιαφάνεια (translucency), ημιδιαφανήσ, ημιδιαφανής, διαφανήσ (clear, diaphanous, limpid, pellucid, sheer, transparent). (various references) | |
Hebrew | שקוף למחצה. (various references) | |
Hungarian | áttetsző (clear, diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, limpid, lucite, pellucid, semi-transparent, transparent). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tembus cahaya (transparent), abyad (tranparent, white). (various references) | |
Italian | traslucido, translucido (sheen). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 玲瓏たる (brilliant, clear, sweetly ringing), 半透明 (semi-transparent). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | れいろうたる (brilliant, clear, sweetly ringing), はんとうめい (semi-transparent). (various references) | |
Korean | 반투명. (various references) | |
Manx | trooid-hoilshagh (pellucid). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | anslucenttray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | translúcido (diaphanous). (various references) | |
Romanian | transparent (clear, fine-spun, flimsy, gauzy, glasslike, glassy, hyaloid, lucent, pellucid, perspicuous, thin, transparent), translucid, strãveziu (bright, clear, fine-spun, gauzy, lucent, pellucid, perspicuous, pure, semipellucid, transpicuous), semitransparent (semi-transparent), diafan (diaphanous, ethereal, gossamer, white). (various references) | |
Russian | просвечивающий (transparent), полупрозрачный (semiopaque, semitranslucent, semitransparent), подсвечиваемый снизу. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | prozračan (diaphanous, sheer, transparent), delimično providan. (various references) | |
Spanish | translúcido (pellucid). (various references) | |
Swedish | genomskinlig (diaphanous, limpid, liquid, pellucid, seethrough, sheer, transparent), genomlysande. (various references) | |
Turkish | yarı saydam, yarı şeffaf, belli (apparent, avowed, broad, broadly, certain, clear, conspicuous, explicit, express, given, known, manifest, noticeable, palpable, particular, patent, perspicuous, precise, precisely, prominent, self evident, shadowless, specific, stated, unmistakable, upfront, waisted, well-marked), açık (aboveground, apparent, articulate, avowed, bare, blank, broad, candid, categorical, clean-cut, clear, clear-cut, cloudless, confessed, decided, declared, decollete, deficiency, deficient, deficient amount, deficit, definite, definitive, direct, distinct, downright, evident, expansive, explicit, exposed, express, expressly, fair, forthright, free, gaping, hospitable, in blank, light, loose, lucent, lucid, luminous, obvious, open, open air, open ended, outdoor, outright, overt, pale, patent, perspicuous, plain, point blank, precise, raw, revealing, round, serene, shadowless, shirt-sleeve, shortage, shortfall, spread, Square, straightforward, swinging, unambiguous, unashamed, unclouded, uncomplicated, unconcealed, uncovered, uncrossed, undisguised, unequivocal, unlocked, unmistakable, unobstructed, unprotected, unsealed, upfront, vacant, visible, well-marked, wide open, wishywashy). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | що просвічує, напівпрозорий (semitransparent). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | trong mờ (diaphanous). (various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "translucent": translucently. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "translucent": semitranslucent. (additional references) | |
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"Translucent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: transducent, transducin, transfluent, translient, translucens, transluscent, translusent, transulucent. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "translucent" (pronounced transluw"sunt) |
| 6 | -l uw" s u n t | lucent. |
| 4 | -s u n t | antidepressant, absent, adjacent, adolescent, complacent, complaisant, convalescent, conversant, Crescent, incandescent, decent, depressant, dispersant, docent, effervescent, evanescent, fluorescent, incessant, indecent, innocent, iridescent, luminescent, magnificent, nascent, obsolescent, preadolescent, quiescent, recent, reminiscent, reticent, suppressant, tumescent. |
| 3 | -u n t | agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complainant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convenient, convent, convergent, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, luxuriant, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-l-n-n-r-s-t-t-u" | |
-2 letters: reluctant, resultant, truncates. | |
-3 letters: annulets, centaurs, centrals, clatters, clutters, cultrate, entrants, lanterns, lucarnes, lustrate, neutrals, recusant, scrannel, slattern, taunters, transect, truncate, trunnels, tutelars, uncrates, unlearns, unlearnt. | |
-4 letters: acutest, annulet, antlers, attunes, cannels, canners, canters, cantles, carnets, cartels, censual, centals, centaur, central, clarets, clatter, cluster, clutter, crestal, crustal, cunners, curates, curtals, curtate, curtest, cutlers. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-l-n-n-r-s-t-t-u" | |
+2 letters: translucently. | |
+4 letters: connaturalities, interlacustrine, semitranslucent. | |
+5 letters: inarticulateness, intracutaneously. | |
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