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SEMITRANSPARENCY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does semitransparency mean?
• SEMITRANSPARENCY (noun)
The noun SEMITRANSPARENCY has 1 sense:
1. the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely
Familiarity information: SEMITRANSPARENCY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of allowing light to pass diffusely
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
semitransparency; translucence; translucency
Hypernyms ("semitransparency" is a kind of...):
clarity; clearness; uncloudedness (the quality of clear water)
Derivation:
semitransparent (allowing light to pass through diffusely)
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