semilucent
semilucent adjective: partially lucent; allowing less light to pass than through than something translucent but more than something opaque.
Adjective
semilucent (comparative more semilucent, superlative most semilucent)
- Partially lucent; allowing less light to pass than through than something translucent but more than something opaque.
- His litter of smooth semilucent mist, Diversely tinged with rose and amethyst, Puzzled those eyes that for the centre sought.1818, John Keats, Endymion
- She spoke the last words looking up at Rodney's windows, which were a semilucent red color, in her honor, as she knew.1919, Virginia Woolf, Night and Day
semilucent meaning in Tamil
semilucent in Tamil
- அரைகுறையாகக் கண்ணாடிபோல், ஒளிஊடுருவ விடுகிற
Forms of semilucent
| comparative | more semilucent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most semilucent |
Origin of semilucent
From semi- + lucent or semi- + -lucent.
Questions about semilucent
- What does semilucent mean?
- Semilucent means partially lucent; allowing less light to pass than through than something translucent but more than something opaque.
- What is semilucent in Tamil?
- Semilucent in Tamil is அரைகுறையாகக் கண்ணாடிபோல், ஒளிஊடுருவ விடுகிற. See Semilucent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is semilucent?
- Semilucent is an adjective.
Words near semilucent in the dictionary
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