Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
TRANSLUCENT
translucent, semitransparent
(adjective) allowing light to pass through diffusely; “translucent amber”; “semitransparent curtains at the windows”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
translucent (comparative more translucent, superlative most translucent)
Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
Clear, lucid, or transparent.
Coordinate terms
• opaque
• transparent
Source: Wiktionary
Trans*lu"cent, a. Etym: [L. translucens, -entis, p. pr. of translucere to shine through; trans across, through = lucere to shine. See Lucid.]
1. Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen; partially transparent.
2. Transparent; clear. [Poetic] "Fountain or fresh current . . . translucent, pure." Milton. Replenished from the cool, translucent springs. Pope.
Syn.
– Translucent, Transparent. A thing is translucent when it merely admits the passage of light, without enabling us to distinguish the color and outline of objects through it; it is transparent when we can clearly discern objects placed on the other side of it. Glass, water, etc., are transparent; ground glass is translucent; a translucent style.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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