What's the difference between semitransparency and translucency?

Semitransparency


Definition:

  • (n.) Imperfect or partial transparency.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Using a semitransparent metallic electrode covered with a thin film of metal-free phthalocyanine, photoelectrochemical effects have been studied in the electrolyte-pigment-metal system.
  • (2) In the cepharanthin-treated group, three grafts exhibited luminal obstruction with severe intimal hyperplasia, but smooth, semitransparent thin neointima was recognized in 25.
  • (3) Retinal lesions in 116 patients with tuberous sclerosis included three types: the relatively flat, semitransparent, non-calcified tumors; the more commonly described nodular, calcified tumors; and a third lesion that possessed features of the other two.
  • (4) When rendering in terms of solid-looking or semitransparent objects is required, an algorithm based on a simulated process of excitation and fluorescence is very suitable.
  • (5) When the metallic semitransparent electrode is made of aluminum the two interfaces have opposite sign contributions to the photocurrent; this allows the determination of conditions in which one can observe specifically the contribution of the pigment-electrolyte interface, that is the interactions between excited pigment molecules and the redox system in the electrolyte.
  • (6) In contradistinction to other methods of mastoid obliteration or reconstruction, the semitransparent nature of the soft canal wall allows inspection of the underlying cavity for residual or recurrent disease.
  • (7) Three basic morphologic types of retinal hamartomas are recognized: the most common type is a subtle, relatively flat, smooth-surfaced, salmon-colored, semitransparent, and circular or oval-shaped lesion located in the superficial retina, most commonly near or at the posterior pole.
  • (8) It is emphasized that the retinal hamartomas of tuberous sclerosis seen in infancy are flat, semitransparent, and small.
  • (9) Tandem Scanning Microscope enables us to observe in real time one thin layer under the surface of a highly complex semitransparent object (e. g. living tissue), make photographs of thick layers in such objects and observe (by means of a stereoscope) three dimensional images of such objects.
  • (10) In 13 the graft remained clear, in 9 they became semitransparent and in two cases they became clouded.
  • (11) Confocal microscopy enables high-resolution imaging to be achieved below semitransparent surfaces in intact living specimens, but this may still be impractical for intraoral applications because of the need to stabilize the sample.
  • (12) After keratoplasty 11 disks remained transparent (45.8%), 10 disks became turbid (41.7%) and three disks semitransparent (12.5%).
  • (13) Short-circuit photocurrents produced by a semitransparent metallic electrode covered with multilayers of chlorophyll and immersed in an electrolyte have been studied.
  • (14) His balance performance deteriorated significantly beyond a distance of 1 m between the eyes and the surrounding objects and with visual acuity below 0.3 (experimentally achieved with semitransparent plastic foils).
  • (15) Confocal or scanning optical microscopes can make high resolution, thin, optical sections within semitransparent samples such as biological tissues.
  • (16) Owing to the "semitransparent display" function of the computer system, it was possible to observe the reconstructed membranous labyrinth through the simultaneously reconstructed osseous labyrinth, and the sensory organs through the membranous labyrinth.
  • (17) The criteria for a good viability of isolated cochlear hair cells were: 1. a smooth hair cell membrane; 2. hair cells not swollen; 3. the nucleus in the normal position; 4. the cytoplasm in a state of semitransparency with a halo at the periphery (birefringence) and 5. no Brownian movement of the organelles within the cytoplasm.
  • (18) A child of 9 months presented an iridial, semitransparent neoformation in the left eye, that protrudes from the anterior chamber to the posterior part of the cornea.
  • (19) Many specific characteristics, such as negligible antigenicity, semitransparency, sterilizability, good pain relief and low costs, have been associated with it.

Translucency


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality or state of being translucent; clearness; partial transparency.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Inexperienced physicians are often unable to immediately identify these translucencies as air enclosures in the intracranial cavity.
  • (2) An area of translucence around a dense zone, appearing more clearly with traction, is suspicious.
  • (3) The pearly skin of these subjects becomes more translucent and the detail extra-perfect.
  • (4) It was concluded that the CPC coating is superior to the PPG coating since no cracking surface develops, it is translucent, and it provides a more effective athrombogenic surface.
  • (5) The performance capabilities of the instruments were tested on various shades of opaque and translucent dental porcelain surfaces.
  • (6) With the translucent occluder, retest threshold variability was 18.8% less and sensitivity was increased by 0.7 dB.
  • (7) Ifind it hard to get excited about slimy, translucent, near‑flavourless egg whites, but I can't bear to throw them away.
  • (8) Because of its low filler particle percentage, microfilled composite resins--traditionally recommended for anterior restorations--are extremely translucent.
  • (9) The cell bodies were surrounded by a basal lamina, while the cytoplasmic extensions investing the nerve endings were surrounded by an envelope consisting of alternating electron dense and electron translucent layers containing material that stained with PAS and Alcian Blue.
  • (10) Formation of neointima and transformation of mesenchymal cells into the endothelial ones are studied using scanning and translucent electron microscopy and autoradiography.
  • (11) The parent conidium and later the proximal germ tube showed progressive vacuolation and the cytoplasm became largely occupied by electron-translucent material.
  • (12) To examine the significance of fetal nuchal translucency at 10-14 weeks' gestation in the prediction of abnormal fetal karyotype.
  • (13) Clinically, cytomegalovirus retinitis is characterized by lesions, usually in the posterior pole, that take the form of fluffy white infiltrates with irregular, translucent, granular appearing margins.
  • (14) Through dexterous operation of the Shinkai6500's mechanical arms by pilot Sasaki-san, we quickly began collecting samples of rocks, the hot fluids from the vents, and the creatures thriving around them: speckled anemones with almost-translucent tentacles, and the orange-tinted shrimp scurrying among them.
  • (15) In contrast, the flat-mound and translucent-mound mutants, which aggregate normally, produced very few spores.
  • (16) The mature resting sporangium (RS) wall of Coelomomyces dodgei (Chytridiomycetes; Blastocladiales) consists of three principal layers: (I) an outer pigmented layer (1.8-2.2 microns) that contains polysaccharide, (II) a middle electron translucent layer (1.3-1.6 microns) comparatively free of polysaccharide, and (III) an inner layer (125 nm) rich in polysaccharide that surrounds the meiospores.
  • (17) Zone I consisted of osteoblasts adjacent to the bone surface and a supraosteoblast layer of smaller, compact cells, Zone II was a relatively translucent zone with numerous capillaries and Zone III consisted of cells intermingled with collagen fibrils.
  • (18) Within these small translucent colonies, mutational events occur which give rise to the normal resistant type colonies.
  • (19) Films are presented for tracking on a translucent screen after reflection from a galvanometer driven mirror.
  • (20) The plaques were translucent to opaque and varied in size and shape, from multiple isolated islands to bizarre patterns involving more than half the corneal surface.

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