Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Translucent \Trans*lu"cent\, a. [L. translucens, -entis, p. pr.
   of translucere to shine through; trans across, through =
   lucere to shine. See {Lucid}.]
   1. Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to
      be distinctly seen; partially transparent.

   2. Transparent; clear. [Poetic] ``Fountain or fresh current .
      . . translucent, pure.'' --Milton.

            Replenished from the cool, translucent springs.
                                                  --Pope.

   Syn: {Translucent}, {Transparent}.

   Usage: A thing is translucent when it merely admits the
          passage of light, without enabling us to distinguish
          the color and outline of objects through it; it is
          transparent when we can clearly discern objects placed
          on the other side of it. Glass, water, etc., are
          transparent; ground glass is translucent; a
          translucent style.

Source : WordNet®

translucent
     adj : almost transparent; allowing light to pass through
           diffusely; "translucent amber"; "semitransparent
           curtains at the windows" [syn: {semitransparent}]