Meaning

(uncommon) To shine (light) through, and thus make (the thing which is shined through) translucent..

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncommon) To shine (light) through, and thus make (the thing which is shined through) translucent.
2. (rare) To be translucent or transparent, to allow light to shine through.

Example Sentences

The less transparent consciousness is, the less translucent will the world itself be. In other words, when consciousness is very opaque, it is not able to transluce the world. Now to transluce the world means to make it understandable.

[…] for her stainless soul transluced the fairest skin, making simplicity a grace, filling her large blue eyes with gentle rays; and her arch laughter with innocent mirth.

By translucing the paper when the negative is otherwise finished the grain can be reduced to a minimum. The following translucing media may be mentioned: (1) Vaseline, (2) paraffin waxin paraffin, (3) castor oil and alcohol, (4) white wax ...

In his refusal to allow tropes to transluce into meaning, Donne locates spiritual significance not in the disembodied and abstract sphere but in the body itself.

holy are the doors that admit holy are the rivets that bind holy are the windows that transluce

At the end of the dance, when “matter turned to spirit,” the two cliffs once again came together to form an arch but both rock structures were now lighted to transluce and transform into stained glass.

Cook the bacon in a pan, add the onion and cook until they start to transluce, then add the garlic and cook for another minute.

Word Forms

• transluces
• translucing
• transluced

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When Should You Use Transluce?

Use transluce when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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