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translumination

translumination is the alternative form of transillumination.

Meaning of transillumination

Noun

transillumination (countable and uncountable, plural transilluminations)

  1. A shining through (something).
  2. The examination of a body part, or a tissue sample, by shining light through it.
    • Transillumination of anterior teeth, using the composite curing light placed labially to shine through the tooth and be viewed using the mouth mirror, shows up any cavities as dark interproximal shadows.2013, Carole Hollins, Questions and Answers for Dental Nurses, page 44

Origin of translumination

From trans- + lumination.

Questions about translumination

What is translumination the alternative form of?
Translumination is the alternative form of transillumination.

Words near translumination in the dictionary

  1. translumenally
  2. translumic
  3. transluminal
  4. transluminally
  5. transluminant
  6. translumination
  7. transluminator
  8. transluminent
  9. transluminescence
  10. transluminescent
  11. translunar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: translumination (page history and authors); transillumination (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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