translucency

Description
The ability of a material to allow the passage of light - the greater the translucency, the lower the opacity. Translucency scatters light to prevent total transparency. Transparency is an important parameter for defining and reproducing the aesthetic effect of natural tooth structure with tooth-shaded restoratives.

English focus texts

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n (1611)
Hyphenation
trans•luc•en•cy
Definition from Glossary
having the appearance between complete opacity and complete transparency; partially opaque
Pronunciation
trăns′lōō′san-sē