Transparent vs. Translucent — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Transparent and Translucent
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Definitions
Transparent
Capable of transmitting light so that objects or images can be seen as if there were no intervening material.
Translucent
Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images.
Transparent
Permeable to electromagnetic radiation of specified frequencies, as to visible light or radio waves.
Translucent
Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
Transparent
So fine in texture that it can be seen through; sheer.
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Translucent
Clear, lucid, or transparent.
Transparent
Easily seen through or detected; obvious
Transparent lies.
Translucent
Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen; partially transparent.
Transparent
Free from guile; candid or open
Transparent sincerity.
Translucent
Transparent; clear.
Replenished from the cool, translucent springs.
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Transparent
Open to public scrutiny; not hidden or proprietary
Transparent financial records.
Translucent
Almost transparent; allowing light to pass through diffusely;
Translucent amber
Semitransparent curtains at the windows
Transparent
(Obsolete) Shining through; luminous.
Transparent
(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there.
Transparent
(of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
Transparent
Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
His reasons for the decision were transparent.
I love playing poker with Steve, because he's so transparent.
Transparent
(signal processing) Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
Transparent
(computing) Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.
Transparent
Of an image or animated gif, having parts that do not overwrite the color of the background the image is placed over.
Transparent
Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; - opposed to opaque.
Transparent
Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil.
Transparent
Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity;
The cold crystalline water of melted snow
Crystal clear skies
Could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool
Lucid air
A pellucid brook
Transparent cristal
Transparent
So thin as to transmit light;
A hat with a diaphanous veil
Filmy wings of a moth
Gauzy clouds of dandelion down
Gossamer cobwebs
Sheer silk stockings
Transparent chiffon
Vaporous silks
Transparent
Free of deceit
Transparent
Easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety);
A transparent explanation
A transparent lie
