translucence

translucent | American Dictionary

translucent
adjective
us/trænsˈlu·sənt, trænz-/
(of a substance) allowing some light to pass through:
The vase was made from translucent, milky glass.

Examples of translucent

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Translucent mulches resulted in a 70-88% reduction in purple nutsedge penetration compared to opaque mulches.
The patent drawings show a translucent roof constructed like the walls but this was omitted in the built project.
Throughout the length of the bar the two plasma membranes are closely apposed, separated by a translucent space.
Some light sources are translucent, for instance "light sticks," which contain liquids that are luminescent when mixed. 33.
These are large, membranebound and dense or translucent.
The trophamnion was translucent, and the larva could be observed within it, lying with the tip of the abdomen curled up.
The lack of an obvious ocular-dominance pattern in kittens is also probably because the translucent eyelids of young animals transmit visual information.
A white background and stimulus increments were rear projected onto a translucent white viewing screen seen by the animals through the response keys.
From dark and opaque gray to light and translucent gray; gray banding is present.
The ends are clear and translucent, the middle is opaque white.
This translucent zone is filled with osmiophilic granules and all the other egg envelopes are formed within this zone.
The side walls of the flight section were opaque white on the lower half, transparent on the upper half; the ceiling was translucent white.
From light black to gray, very translucent; some specimens are grayish brown or opaque gray; other specimens have dark gray or light gray banding.
From bluish gray to opaque gray and relatively translucent black; dark gray or light gray banding is present.
A light bulb identical to those over the flight section was positioned above each trap over the translucent ceiling.
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