semitransparent
Use Semitransparent in a sentence
i adjective
imperfectly or almost transparent.
Related forms
sem·i·trans·par·en·cy, sem·i·trans·par·ent·ness, noun
sem·i·trans·par·ent·ly, adverb
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| semitransparent | |
adjective | |
| allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent amber"; "semitransparent curtains at the windows" [syn: translucent] |
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Semitransparent
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example sentences
The resulting structures contain crystals so small that they do not scatter visible light and are semitransparent.
Sparse arrays of the cells are semitransparent and could be used as tinted, energy-producing window coatings.
Their wings are thin, semitransparent, and banded with numerous brown or gray scalloped lines.
In external appearance the non-medullated nerve fibers are semitransparent and gray or yellowish gray.
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