translucency
noun
trans·lu·cen·cy
tran(t)s-ˈlü-sᵊn(t)-sē 
tranz-
plural translucencies
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: something that is translucent
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Examples of translucency in a Sentence
the translucency of a wine is easier to appreciate if it is served in uncolored glasses, preferably of fine crystal
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Scruton did camera tests with a number of different fabrics, but few had the proper amount of translucency that would keep the structure itself visible.
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
For privacy, the windows switch to opaque at the push of a button, offering a sliding scale of translucency settings in between.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024
Once researchers wash off the dye, the mice lost their translucency and the dye is excreted through urine, according to the university site's description of the study.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
With light-medium to medium-full coverage, the pigments are suspended within the balmy base for a translucency that allows light through yet diffuses discoloration—like looking through multiple layers of mesh.
—Katie Becker, Vogue, 4 May 2024
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
For privacy, the windows switch to opaque at the push of a button, offering a sliding scale of translucency settings in between.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024
Once researchers wash off the dye, the mice lost their translucency and the dye is excreted through urine, according to the university site's description of the study.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
With light-medium to medium-full coverage, the pigments are suspended within the balmy base for a translucency that allows light through yet diffuses discoloration—like looking through multiple layers of mesh.
—Katie Becker, Vogue, 4 May 2024
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“Translucency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/translucency. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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translucency
noun
trans·lu·cen·cy
tran(t)s-ˈlü-sən-sē
: the quality or state of being translucent
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