semitransparency
- noun
- /ˌsɛmɪtrænˈspɛrənsi/
- The semitransparency of the curtains allowed some sunlight to softly enter the room.
Examples
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Artists often use layers of paint to achieve effects of semitransparency in their work.
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The plastic had a semitransparency that obscured the objects placed behind it.
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The semitransparency of the curtains creates a soft glow in the room.
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He admired the semitransparency of the glass art piece.
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The semitransparency of the curtains allowed some sunlight to softly enter the room.
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He admired the semitransparency of the glass art piece.
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Artists often use layers of paint to achieve effects of semitransparency in their work.
Synonyms
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4.6
To let light pass so you can see objects behind
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6.9
Allowing light to pass so shapes on the other side are not clear
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6.8
A quality that lets light through but hides clear shapes, like frosted glass
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9.9
The quality of letting light pass so you can partly see through something
How much light passes through a material so you can see through it
The degree to which a material lets light pass through it
Antonyms
How Transparent
Surface Forms
Morphology
semitransparency = transparency (transparent) = semi + transparent + cy
The word is transparently formed by adding 'semi-' to 'transparency', giving the meaning 'partial transparency'.
Etymology
Semitransparency joins the prefix semi- ('half'), as in semicircle, with transparent ('see-through' or 'lets light pass'), creating a simple picture of 'half see-through'. So it means something that is partly see-through: it allows light in but does not show clear images.