radiolucent

1. 1.

   almost complete transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation

   “radiolucent tissues”

   Antonymsradiopaque

Questions about radiolucent

What does radiolucent mean?

radiolucent means "almost complete transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation".

How many syllables are in radiolucent?

radiolucent has 5 syllables and divides as ra-di-o-lu-cent under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is the opposite of radiolucent?

The recorded antonyms are radiopaque.

Is radiolucent a common word?

radiolucent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.