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

The curtain of “Cloak” is semitransparent — it allows vision and blocks it at the same time, and, if people step behind it, functions as a sort of hiding place.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2022

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

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

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