| ABDUCENT | • abducent adj. (Obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting. • abducent n. That which abducts. • abducent n. (Neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve. |
| ABDUCENTES | • abducentes n. Plural of abducens. • ABDUCENS n. (Latin) a cranial nerve. |
| ADDUCENT | • adducent adj. (Physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. • ADDUCENT adj. drawing inward or together, as a muscle does. |
| BUCENTAUR | • bucentaur n. A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man. • bucentaur n. A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the… • BUCENTAUR n. (Italian) a state barge of Venice from which the Doge dropped a ring into the sea. |
| BUCENTAURS | • bucentaurs n. Plural of bucentaur. • BUCENTAUR n. (Italian) a state barge of Venice from which the Doge dropped a ring into the sea. |
| LUCENT | • lucent adj. Emitting light; shining, luminous. • lucent adj. Translucent; clear, lucid. • LUCENT adj. shining, bright. |
| LUCENTLY | • lucently adv. In a lucent manner. • LUCENT adv. shining, bright. |
| NOCTILUCENT | • noctilucent adj. (Meteorology) Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight… • NOCTILUCENT adj. shining in the dark, often used of clouds that are luminous at night, also NOCTILUCOUS. |
| RADIOLUCENT | • radiolucent adj. Transparent to X-rays. • RADIOLUCENT adj. penetrable by X-rays. |
| RELUCENT | • relucent adj. (Poetic) shining with reflected light. • RELUCENT adj. reflecting light. |
| SEMILUCENT | • semilucent adj. Partially lucent; allowing less light to pass than through than something translucent but more than something opaque. • SEMILUCENT adj. half-transparent. |
| SEMITRANSLUCENT | • semitranslucent adj. Slightly translucent; allowing a small amount of light to pass through. • SEMITRANSLUCENT adj. somewhat translucent. |
| TRANSLUCENT | • translucent adj. Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it. • translucent adj. Clear, lucid, or transparent. • TRANSLUCENT adj. imperfectly transparent, also TRANSLUCID. |
| TRANSLUCENTLY | • translucently adv. In a translucent way. • TRANSLUCENT adv. imperfectly transparent, also TRANSLUCID. |