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

Another work, “Inverted Monument,” looks like an upside-down statue trapped inside a semitransparent pedestal, and is made of extruded thermoplastic polyester threads.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022

One of the mirrors is semitransparent to allow some of the light to pass through.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

People and animals looked out at me from inside the semitransparent walls, their horrified expressions lining each side of the hallway like twisted portraits.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia