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Translucent

usgb/trænzˈluːsnt/Volume
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Visual Texture

Translucent materials can show texture while blurring details, giving a sense of depth.

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Her translucent curtains showed the silhouette of the tree outside.
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Collocation Use

Often paired with 'material', 'skin', or 'glass' to describe their quality.

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She admired the delicate translucent material of her new scarf.
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Mistaken for Transparent

Remember, 'translucent' lets light through but doesn't allow clear images, unlike 'transparent'.

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The frost left the window translucent, obscuring the view.
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