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Definition of Semitransparent
1. Adjective. Allowing light to pass through diffusely. "Semitransparent curtains at the windows"
Similar to: Clear
Derivative terms: Semitransparency, Translucence, Translucency
Definition of Semitransparent
1. a. Half or imperfectly transparent.
Definition of Semitransparent
1. Adjective. Translucent. Allowing some visibility but clouded or obscured. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Semitransparent
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semitransparent
Literary usage of Semitransparent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemical Basis of the Animal Body: An Appendix to Foster's Text Book of by Arthur Sheridan Lea (1892)
"... prisms or columns with pyramidal ends ; these are frequently arranged in groups
and present a semitransparent, milky appearance. Fio. 31. ..."
2. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... and it will be an improvement to add semitransparent parts ; which may he done
by mixing whiting with some of the paste to weaken its operation in ..."
3. Botanical Commentaries by Jonathan Stokes (1830)
"Tunic tawny, pubescent, semitransparent; hairs straight and slightly ...
Indusium semitransparent, obsoletely striate, thicker and firmer than the tunic. ..."
4. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1836)
"Tubercular matter in the lungs Dr Clark describes as assuming three distinct
forms; the first, that of gray semitransparent granulations; the second, ..."
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