translucence

  • 101Поляничко, Александр Маркович — Александр Маркович Поляничко Место рождения Фролово Волгоградская область Страна …

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  • 102Macleod's syndrome — Mac·leod s syndrome mə klau̇dz n abnormally increased translucence of one lung usu. accompanied by reduction in ventilation and in perfusion with blood Macleod William Mathieson (1911 1977) British physician. Macleod was a specialist in… …

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  • 103translucency — trans·lu·cen·cy ən sē n, pl cies TRANSLUCENCE …

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  • 104acute catarrhal conjunctivitis — an acute, infectious type of conjunctivitis with coldlike symptoms and hyperemia, edema, loss of translucence, and a mucous or mucopurulent discharge. Called also mucopurulent c., simple c., and simple acute c …

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  • 105lightness — Synonyms and related words: Munsell chroma, achroma, achromasia, achromatosis, agility, airiness, airy texture, albescence, albinism, albino, albinoism, amiable weakness, anemia, ashiness, attenuation, big deal, blondness, bloodlessness, bounce,… …

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  • 106lucidity — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, ESP, admission of light, appropriateness, balance, chasteness, chastity, clairsentience, clairvoyance, clarity, classicalism, classicism, clear cutness, clearness, coherence, comeliness, comprehensibility,… …

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  • 107clarity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. clearness, transparency. See meaning. Ant., obscurity, opacity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clearness, lucidity, limpidness, limpidity, purity, brightness, precision, explicitness, exactness,… …

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  • 108translucency — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. translucence, transparency, sheerness; see clarity , lightness 2 …

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  • 109translucent — trans|lu|cent [trænzˈlu:sənt US træns ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of translucere to shine through , from lucere to shine ] not transparent, but clear enough to allow light to pass through ▪ Blue veins showed… …

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  • 110first water — Meaning Of the highest quality. Origin From the gem trade. The clarity of diamonds is assessed by their translucence. The more like water, the higher the quality …

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