Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

translucency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
translu-cen-cy
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the quality of being translucent

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From translucent + -ency.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

translucencies (plural)

Derived Forms

nontranslucency

Phrases

nuchal translucency scan

Synonyms

semitransparency translucence

Questions

What does translucency mean?
the quality of being translucent
Where does translucency come from?
From translucent + -ency.

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