"lucent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈl(j)uːsnt/ [UK], /ˈlus(ə)nt/ [US] Forms: more lucent [comparative], most lucent [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin lūcentem, the present participle of lūcēre (“to shine”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*lewk-}}, {{bor|en|la|lūcēns|lūcentem}} Latin lūcentem, {{m|la|lūceō|lūcēre|to shine}} lūcēre (“to shine”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} lucent (comparative more lucent, superlative most lucent)
  1. Emitting light; shining, luminous. Translations (Emitting light; shining, luminous): светъл (svetǎl) (Bulgarian), блестяш (blestjaš) (Bulgarian), luisant (French), lumineux (French), lucide (French)
    Sense id: en-lucent-en-adj-qFMAXGdi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'Emitting light; shining, luminous': 97 3
  2. Translucent; clear, lucid. Translations (Translucent; clear): ясен (jasen) (Bulgarian), прозрачен (prozračen) (Bulgarian), translucide (French), lucide (French), clair (French)
    Sense id: en-lucent-en-adj-UBsyrbme Disambiguation of 'Translucent; clear': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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