TRANSLUCENT SUBSTANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does translucent substance mean? 

• TRANSLUCENT SUBSTANCE (noun)
  The noun TRANSLUCENT SUBSTANCE has 1 sense:

1. a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material

  Familiarity information: TRANSLUCENT SUBSTANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSLUCENT SUBSTANCE (noun)

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Meaning:

A material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

translucent substance; transparent substance

Hypernyms ("translucent substance" is a kind of...):

material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "translucent substance"):

isinglass; mica (any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity)

hyalin; hyaline (a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions)