Definition of Semitransparency

1. Noun. The quality of allowing light to pass diffusely.

Exact synonyms: Translucence, Translucency
Generic synonyms: Clarity, Clearness, Uncloudedness
Derivative terms: Semitransparent, Translucent, Translucent

Definition of Semitransparency

1. n. Imperfect or partial transparency.

Definition of Semitransparency

1. Noun. imperfect or partial transparency ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Semitransparency

semitonal
semitonally
semitone
semitones
semitonic
semitonically
semitragic
semitrailer
semitrailers
semitrained
semitrance
semitransept
semitransepts
semitranslucent
semitransparencies
semitransparency (current term)
semitransparent
semitrivial
semitrivial name
semitropic
semitropical
semitropics
semitruck
semitrucks
semitutorial
semiurban
semivalent
semivariance
semivariances
semivariogram

Literary usage of Semitransparency

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Thesaurus of English words and phrases by Peter Mark Roget, Samuel Romilly Roget (1879)
"... muslin ; film ; mist &c. (cloua) 353. 427. semitransparency.—iff. semitransparency, opalescence, milki- Adj. semi-transparent, -pellucid, -diaphanous, ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1876)
"A closer examination will detect that they are softer and more flexible than cicatrices resulting from wounds, and have a semitransparency and lustre which ..."

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