translucencen.

Brit.

/tranzˈl(j)uːs(ə)ns/,

/trɑːnzˈl(j)uːs(ə)ns/,

/transˈl(j)uːs(ə)ns/,

/trɑːnsˈl(j)uːs(ə)ns/, U.S.

/trænzˈlusəns/,

/træn(t)sˈlusəns/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin translucentia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin translucentia transparency to light (13th cent. in a British source), faint light (1363 in Chauliac) < classical Latin translūcent- , translūcēns translucent adj. + -ia -y suffix³.The following (probably) shows the Latin adjective translūcēns in an English context:1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. lxxv^v, in Bulwarke of Defence Sal gemma, is a Salt of the earth..and is cut foorthe like stones moste cleare Translucens, or through shinyng like to Christall.

†1. Faintly transmitted light. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 132^v (MED) It is demed þat catharacta which is of goode colourez..& is reduced to his fourme when it is dilated, And he seeþ som clerenez or translucence [?c1425 Paris schynynge; L. translucentiam], i. glymeryng, is mene & confermed ynoȝ.

2. The state or quality of being translucent (translucent adj. 1).

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

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Transparency Clearness; diaphaneity; translucence; power of transmitting light.

1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. II. 104 This is the beginning of an entire separation of the oily from the aqueous parts... The lower, being freed from that which obstructed its translucence, recovers its proper limpidity.

1859 I. Taylor Logic in Theol. 271 I admire the translucence of his character, and its strength.

1942 Light Metals 5 70/1 Malleability enables the splint to be readily bent to the exact contour required, and translucence to X-rays makes possible the radiological examination of the injured limb.

2018 Swindon Advertiser (Nexis) 3 Aug. Porcelain is a type of ceramic material possessing particular strength and translucence, compared to other ceramics.

3. The action or fact of shining through something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > [noun] > shining or being luminous > shining in a specific direction

foreshining1571

in-beaming1662

inshining1727

translucence1813

inshedding1851

upshine1934

1813 J. Clowes tr. E. Swedenborg Apocalypse Explained III. x. 509 The translucence of divine truth spiritual through divine truth natural presents that appearance in the heavens.

1830 S. T. Coleridge Let. 8 May in Coll. Lett. (1971) VI. 833 What appeared to you a translucence of the love of the good, the true, and the beautiful from within me.

1874 F. W. Farrar Silence & Voices of God i. 18 Nature, which is but the visible translucence of a divine agency working upon material things.

1913 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 361 He has portrayed the mysterious dynamics of harmony and its translucence through the forms of reality.

1987 H. Horwood Dancing on Shore viii. 93 I recall the definition of beauty proposed by the mystical philosopher Plotinus: the translucence of the eternal splendour shining through the creation.

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

单词	translucence
释义	translucencen. Brit. /tranzˈl(j)uːs(ə)ns/, /trɑːnzˈl(j)uːs(ə)ns/, /transˈl(j)uːs(ə)ns/, /trɑːnsˈl(j)uːs(ə)ns/, U.S. /trænzˈlusəns/, /træn(t)sˈlusəns/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin translucentia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin translucentia transparency to light (13th cent. in a British source), faint light (1363 in Chauliac) < classical Latin translūcent- , translūcēns translucent adj. + -ia -y suffix³.The following (probably) shows the Latin adjective translūcēns in an English context:1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. lxxv^v, in Bulwarke of Defence Sal gemma, is a Salt of the earth..and is cut foorthe like stones moste cleare Translucens, or through shinyng like to Christall. †1. Faintly transmitted light. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 132^v (MED) It is demed þat catharacta which is of goode colourez..& is reduced to his fourme when it is dilated, And he seeþ som clerenez or translucence [?c1425 Paris schynynge; L. translucentiam], i. glymeryng, is mene & confermed ynoȝ. 2. The state or quality of being translucent (translucent adj. 1). 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 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Transparency Clearness; diaphaneity; translucence; power of transmitting light. 1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. II. 104 This is the beginning of an entire separation of the oily from the aqueous parts... The lower, being freed from that which obstructed its translucence, recovers its proper limpidity. 1859 I. Taylor Logic in Theol. 271 I admire the translucence of his character, and its strength. 1942 Light Metals 5 70/1 Malleability enables the splint to be readily bent to the exact contour required, and translucence to X-rays makes possible the radiological examination of the injured limb. 2018 Swindon Advertiser (Nexis) 3 Aug. Porcelain is a type of ceramic material possessing particular strength and translucence, compared to other ceramics. 3. The action or fact of shining through something. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > [noun] > shining or being luminous > shining in a specific direction foreshining1571 in-beaming1662 inshining1727 translucence1813 inshedding1851 upshine1934 1813 J. Clowes tr. E. Swedenborg Apocalypse Explained III. x. 509 The translucence of divine truth spiritual through divine truth natural presents that appearance in the heavens. 1830 S. T. Coleridge Let. 8 May in Coll. Lett. (1971) VI. 833 What appeared to you a translucence of the love of the good, the true, and the beautiful from within me. 1874 F. W. Farrar Silence & Voices of God i. 18 Nature, which is but the visible translucence of a divine agency working upon material things. 1913 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 361 He has portrayed the mysterious dynamics of harmony and its translucence through the forms of reality. 1987 H. Horwood Dancing on Shore viii. 93 I recall the definition of beauty proposed by the mystical philosopher Plotinus: the translucence of the eternal splendour shining through the creation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.?a1425
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