translucencyn.

Brit.

/tranzˈl(j)uːs(ə)nsi/,

/trɑːnzˈl(j)uːs(ə)nsi/,

/transˈl(j)uːs(ə)nsi/,

/trɑːnsˈl(j)uːs(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/trænzˈlusənsi/,

/træn(t)sˈlusənsi/

Forms: 1500s–1600s translucencie, 1600s– translucency.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: translucent adj., -ency suffix.

Etymology: < translucent adj.: see -ency suffix. Compare earlier translucence n. and the post-classical Latin parallel cited at that entry. Compare also slightly later tralucency n.

The state or quality of being translucent (translucent adj. 1); = translucence n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > [noun]

diaphanity1477

perspicuitya1500

sheerness1587

transparence1594

translucency1598

tralucency1599

transparency1615

clarity1616

pellucidity1642

diaphaneity1660

pellucidness1684

clearness1692

translucidity1694

translucidness1727

transparentness1727

translucence1755

see-through1954

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Diafanità, translucencie, transparencie as through cristall.

1725 D. Turner App. Art of Surg. 35 For my farther Satisfaction I tried it with the Candle, and concluded, by some Degree of Translucency, that it was an Hydrops Testis.

1831 M. Faraday Exper. Res. xlvi. 339 Different degrees of colour or translucency.

1879 H. Calderwood Relations Mind & Brain 61 A chamber filled with a clear watery fluid, essential for the translucency of the external portion of the eye.

1949 Our Industry (Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.) (ed. 2) 335 Refined paraffin wax has a very low oil content, is white, with some degree of translucency, almost tasteless and odourless and is slightly greasy to the touch.

2011 Express (N. Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 27 Oct. Her teeth have a natural translucency at the edge and they are not too perfect or symmetrical.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	translucency
释义	translucencyn. Brit. /tranzˈl(j)uːs(ə)nsi/, /trɑːnzˈl(j)uːs(ə)nsi/, /transˈl(j)uːs(ə)nsi/, /trɑːnsˈl(j)uːs(ə)nsi/, U.S. /trænzˈlusənsi/, /træn(t)sˈlusənsi/ Forms: 1500s–1600s translucencie, 1600s– translucency. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: translucent adj., -ency suffix. Etymology: < translucent adj.: see -ency suffix. Compare earlier translucence n. and the post-classical Latin parallel cited at that entry. Compare also slightly later tralucency n. The state or quality of being translucent (translucent adj. 1); = translucence n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > [noun] diaphanity1477 perspicuitya1500 sheerness1587 transparence1594 translucency1598 tralucency1599 transparency1615 clarity1616 pellucidity1642 diaphaneity1660 pellucidness1684 clearness1692 translucidity1694 translucidness1727 transparentness1727 translucence1755 see-through1954 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Diafanità, translucencie, transparencie as through cristall. 1725 D. Turner App. Art of Surg. 35 For my farther Satisfaction I tried it with the Candle, and concluded, by some Degree of Translucency, that it was an Hydrops Testis. 1831 M. Faraday Exper. Res. xlvi. 339 Different degrees of colour or translucency. 1879 H. Calderwood Relations Mind & Brain 61 A chamber filled with a clear watery fluid, essential for the translucency of the external portion of the eye. 1949 Our Industry (Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.) (ed. 2) 335 Refined paraffin wax has a very low oil content, is white, with some degree of translucency, almost tasteless and odourless and is slightly greasy to the touch. 2011 Express (N. Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 27 Oct. Her teeth have a natural translucency at the edge and they are not too perfect or symmetrical. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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