trans·lu·cent 
(trăns-lsənt, trănz-)
(trăns-lsənt, trănz-)adj.
Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images.
[Latin trānslūcēns, trānslūcent-, present participle of trānslūcēre, to shine through : trāns-, trans- + lūcēre, to shine; see leuk- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
trans·lucence, trans·lucen·cy n.
trans·lucent·ly adv.