SEMITRANSPARENT

translucent, semitransparent

(adjective) allowing light to pass through diffusely; “translucent amber”; “semitransparent curtains at the windows”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

semitransparent (comparative more semitransparent, superlative most semitransparent)

Allowing some visibility but partially clouded or obscured; translucent.

Source: Wiktionary


Sem`i*trans*par"ent, a.

Definition: Half or imperfectly transparent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 October 2024

COLLISION

(noun) (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together; “the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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