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translucence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | semitransparency, translucency |
| Type of | clarity, clearness, uncloudedness |
| Derivation | translucent |
Examples of translucence
translucence
Flash of azure and translucence across dark flow of the Teifi, then stillness.
From the guardian.co.uk
The classification of maple syrup in the US depends ultimately on its translucence.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Its light weight and translucence means it is often used for making curtains.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On first tasting, it was curiously light in color and translucence, almost petillant.
From the bloomberg.com
The hoof is polished and beautiful, striated like a shell, with an alabaster translucence.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Alabaster, in particular, has long been cherished for its translucence.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He orders a Coke, which looks dark and fizzy next to the elegant translucence of my martini.
From the denverpost.com
A similarly crisp translucence is heard from the Swedish Radio Choir.
From the independent.co.uk
Halibut was superb, pearly white and pan-roasted to the border of translucence in the center.
From the denverpost.com
- The quality of allowing light to pass diffusely
- Translucence/Drift Music is a double studio LP by American ambient musician Harold Budd and English musician and graphic artist John Foxx, which was released in August 2003. Budd and Foxx had long been engaged by the other's work, eventually working together in 1996. ...
- Translucence is a 1981 post-punk album by Poly Styrene.
- The ability of many lighter-colored marbles and onyxes to transmit light.
- The property of a material such as vinyl, paint, or ink that allows the passage of some light through it without being transparent. Internally illuminated signs rely on translucent paints and vinyls.
- The light-emitting quality of certain marble varieties containing a crystal structure capable of transmitting light.
- USE Optical properties
