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DIAPHANOUS
diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby
(adjective) so thin as to transmit light; “a hat with a diaphanous veil”; “filmy wings of a moth”; “gauzy clouds of dandelion down”; “gossamer cobwebs”; “sheer silk stockings”; “transparent chiffon”; “vaporous silks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
diaphanous (comparative more diaphanous, superlative most diaphanous)
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Synonyms
• (allowing light to pass through): translucent, transparent
• (of a fine, almost transparent, texture): delicate, insubstantial
Antonyms
• (transparent or translucent): opaque
• (of a fine, almost transparent, texture): concrete, solid
Source: Wiktionary
Di*aph"a*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. diaphane. See Phantom, and cf. Diaphane, Diaphanic.]
Definition: Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or transparent; pellucid; clear. Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be fantastic and diaphanous. Landor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TERNARY
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
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