semitransparent
[ sem-ee-trans-pair-uh nt, -par-, sem-ahy- ]
/ ˌsɛm i trænsˈpɛər ənt, -ˈpær-, ˌsɛm aɪ- /
adjective
imperfectly or almost transparent.
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Origin of semitransparent
First recorded in 1785–95; semi- + transparent
OTHER WORDS FROM semitransparent
sem·i·trans·par·en·cy, sem·i·trans·par·ent·ness, nounsem·i·trans·par·ent·ly, adverbWords nearby semitransparent
semitist, semito-hamitic, semitone, semitrailer, semitranslucent, semitransparent, semitrivial name, semitropical, semitruck, semivegetarian, semivitreous
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Example sentences from the Web for semitransparent
It exists in the form of irregular, semitransparent pieces, of a brownish-red color.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de TaveraThey are semitransparent, and reddish; have a strong odour, and a smooth bark.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew UreTom had already burst into the force area and cast himself upon the semitransparent tank of the spider men.
Wanderer of Infinity|Harl VincentThere is often coughing and spitting of little yellowish, semitransparent balls of mucus floating in a thinner secretion.