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Webster 1913 Edition

Translucent

Trans-lu′cent

,
Adj.
[L.
translucens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
translucere
to shine through;
trans
across, through =
lucere
to shine. See
Lucid
.]
1.
Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen; partially transparent.
2.
Transparent; clear.
[Poetic]
“Fountain or fresh current . . . translucent, pure.”
Milton.
Replenished from the cool,
translucent
springs.
Pope.
Syn. –
Translucent
,
Transparent
.
A thing is translucent when it merely admits the passage of light, without enabling us to distinguish the color and outline of objects through it; it is transparent when we can clearly discern objects placed on the other side of it. Glass, water, etc., are transparent; ground glass is translucent; a translucent style.

Webster 1828 Edition

Translucent

TRANSLU'CENT

,
Adj.
In mineralogy, transmitting rays of light, but not so as to render objects distinctly visible.
1.
Transparent; clear.
Replenish'd from the cool translucent springs.

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