lucency

American  

[loo-suhn-see] / ˈlu sən si /

Rarely lucence

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.

3. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of lucency

luc(ent) ( def. ) + -ency ( def. )