translucence
English
Etymology
From Middle English translucence, from Medieval Latin trānslūcentia.[1][2]
Noun
translucence (countable and uncountable, plural translucences)
- the state of being translucent
Synonyms
Translations
state of being translucent — see translucency
References
- ^ “translūcence, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ “translucence, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading
- transparency and translucency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia