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translucency

/trænzˈluːsnsi/noun

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पारभासकता, अर्धपारदर्शिता

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noun
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    the quality of allowing light to pass through, though not clearly enough for you to see through it

    पारभासकता, अर्धपारदर्शिता

    • The translucency of the porcelain shows when you hold it up to the light.
    • the delicate translucency of a petal
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Do not confuse transparent (you can see clearly through it, like clear glass), translucent (light passes through but you cannot see clearly, like frosted glass) and opaque (no light passes through).

Transparent (जिसके आर-पार साफ़ दिखे, जैसे साफ़ काँच), translucent (जिससे रोशनी तो गुज़रे पर साफ़ न दिखे, जैसे घिसा हुआ काँच) और opaque (जिससे रोशनी न गुज़रे) में भ्रमित न हों।