lucency

[ loo-suhn-see ]

noun
  1. the quality or degree of clarity or translucence:Suspended solids are an essential variable in assessing the lucency of the water, a key issue in the development of submerged vegetation.

  2. a clear or translucent area:The chest x-ray showed a large lucency on the left hemithorax and a collapsed left lung.

  1. Literary. a resplendent quality; radiance or brilliance:I felt a gradation move through what I beheld, like the sweep of lucency across a vast sheet of glazed light.

Origin of lucency

1
  • Rarely lu·cence [loo-suhns] /ˈlu səns/ .

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