translucent medium
Translucent medium
A medium which transmits rays of light so diffused that objects cannot be seen distinctly; that is, the medium is only partially transparent. Familiar examples are various forms of glass which admit considerable light but impede vision. Inasmuch as the term translucent seems to imply seeing, usage of the term is ordinarily limited to the visible region of the spectrum.
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translucent medium
[tran′slüs·əns ′mēd·ē·əm] (optics)
A medium which transmits rays of light so diffused that objects cannot be seen distinctly; examples are various forms of glass which admit considerable light but impede vision.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.