partially or somewhat translucent; between translucent and opaque
semitranslucent in American English
(ˌsemitrænsˈluːsənt, -trænz-, ˌsemai-)
adjective
imperfectly or almost translucent
Word origin
[1825–35; semi- + translucent]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cliché, electrolyte, panda, relativity, structuralsemi- is a combining form borrowed from Latin, meaning “half,” freely prefixed to Englishwords of any origin, now sometimes with the senses “partially,” “incompletely,” “somewhat”.Other words that use the affix semi- include: semiautomatic, semidetached, semimonthly, semisophisticated
Examples of 'semitranslucent' in a sentence
semitranslucent
Stir in unrinsed rice, stirfrying until semitranslucent.