TRANSLUCENCY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does translucency mean? 

• TRANSLUCENCY (noun)
  The noun TRANSLUCENCY has 1 sense:

1. the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely

  Familiarity information: TRANSLUCENCY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSLUCENCY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of allowing light to pass diffusely

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

semitransparency; translucence; translucency

Hypernyms ("translucency" is a kind of...):

clarity; clearness; uncloudedness (the quality of clear water)

Derivation:

translucent (allowing light to pass through diffusely)