semitransparent
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To boost the efficiency of solar receivers, Casati turned to semitransparent materials such as quartz, which can trap sunlight -- a phenomenon called the thermal-trap effect.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2024
The cage-like structures pioneered in Oregon are heavy-duty, semitransparent and easy to clean.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023
Irene enters the tearoom with palpable wariness, her gait slowed, head down and face partly obscured by the semitransparent brim of her cloche hat.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021
Renderings for the 60,000-seat, semitransparent venue ringed by a moat were aired in March 2016 as part of a CBS “60 Minutes” segment on its Danish architect.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2017
All it did was hover, like a semitransparent cloud, draining Harry of energy as he fought to keep it there.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing semitransparent
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: semi-
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