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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessemi-transparence
Pronunciation / Transliteration: səmi-tʁɑ̃spɑʁɑ̃s
"La semi-transparence du tissu laissait deviner les formes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being semitransparent; allowing light to pass through diffusely so that objects on the other side are not clearly distinguishable.
"The frosted glass door offered a pleasant level of semitransparency while maintaining privacy." - 2
In digital graphics and design, the degree of opacity that allows underlying layers to be partially visible.
"The user interface utilizes semitransparency to create a modern, layered visual effect."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix semi- (from Latin semi-, meaning 'half' or 'partly'), combined with transparency, which originates from Medieval Latin transparentia, from Latin transparentem (trans- 'across' + parere 'to come to view, appear'). The term evolved in scientific and technical English contexts during the 19th century to describe materials that allow light to pass diffusely.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Semitransparency" is said worldwide
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semi-transparence
Transliteration: səmi-tʁɑ̃spɑʁɑ̃s
"La semi-transparence du tissu laissait deviner les formes."
Halbtransparenz
Transliteration: halbtʁanspaˈʁɛnt͡s
"Die Halbtransparenz des Materials sorgt für eine weiche Lichtverteilung."
semitrasparenza
Transliteration: semitraspaˈrɛntsa
"La semitrasparenza del vetro garantisce la privacy."
semitransparencia
Transliteration: semitranspaˈɾensja
"La semitransparencia de las nubes dejaba pasar un rayo de sol."
semitransparência
Transliteration: semitɾɐspaˈɾẽtʃi
"A semitransparência da cortina suavizou a luz do sol."
अर्धपारदर्शिता
Transliteration: ardh-paradarshita
"कांच की अर्धपारदर्शिता ने कमरे को रोशन कर दिया।"
半透明
Transliteration: bàntōumíng
"这种材料具有极佳的半透明效果。"
반투명성
Transliteration: bantumyeongseong
"유리의 반투명성으로 인해 내부가 흐릿하게 보였다."
半透明
Transliteration: hantōmei
"その素材の半透明性が柔らかな光を通します。"
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