translucent

translucent

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  1. läpikuultava

Liittyvät sanat: transparent

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translucent

  1. läpikuultava, läpinäkyvä, kirkas.

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läpikuultava, kirkas Allowing light to pass through, but diffuse diffusing it.
1913, w:Louis Joseph Vance|Louis Joseph Vance, The Day of Days, ch. 1:

The window-panes, encrusted with perennial deposits of Atmosphere, were less transparent than translucent.
1921, w:P. G. Wodehouse|P. G. Wodehouse, Jill the Reckless, ch. 21:
On the windows of the nearer buildings the sun cast glittering beams, but further away a faint, translucent mist hid the city.
clear Clear, lucid, or transparent.
1884, Henry J. Ramsdell, Life and Public Services of Hon. James G. Blaine, Hubbard, http://books.google.ca/books?id=ToBlZT_ZZ_cC&dq=%22translucent+explanation%22&q=translucent+explanationv=snippet&q=translucent%20explanation&f=false pp. 105-106:
Mr. Blaine's powers and disposition shone resplendent. . . . the gavel in his practised hand, chiming in with varied tones that aptly enforced his words, from the sharp rat-tat-tat that recalled the House to decorum, to the vigorous thunder that actually drowned unparliamentary speech; rulings, repartee, translucent explanation flashing from his lips as quick as lighting.
1904, w:Gilbert Keith Chesterton|Gilbert Keith Chesterton, The Club of Queer Trades, ch. 4:
"I was startled at your not seeing it from the beginning. The man is a translucent liar and knave."
1919, w:Joseph A. Altsheler|Joseph A. Altsheler, The Lords of the Wild, ch. 3:
The sun was in its greatest splendor, and the air was absolutely translucent. The lake and the mountains sprang out, sharp and clear.
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management, understatement, establishment, vol-au-vent

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