translucent frosted glass

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• Frosted glass — is produced by the acid etching of clear sheet glass, or sand blasting. It has the effect of rendering the glass translucent by scattering of light during transmission, thus blurring images view while still transmitting light.Applications: * To… …   Wikipedia

• translucent — [translo͞o′sid, tranzlo͞o′sidtrans lo͞o′sənt, tranzlo͞o′sənt] adj. [L translucens, prp. of translucere, to shine through: see TRANS & LIGHT1] 1. Obs. shining through 2. Rare transparent 3. letting light pass but diffusing it so that objects on… …   English World dictionary

• translucent —  is sometimes wrongly treated as a synonym for transparent. A translucent material is one through which light passes but through which images cannot be clearly seen, as with frosted glass. Note also the spelling; it is not scent …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• translucent —    is sometimes wrongly treated as a synonym for transparent. A translucent material is one through which light passes but images cannot be clearly seen, as with frosted glass. Note also the spelling; it is not scent …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• translucent — /trænzˈlusənt / (say tranz loohsuhnt) adjective 1. transmitting light diffusely or imperfectly, as frosted glass. 2. Rare clear. {Latin translūcens, present participle, shining through} –translucence, translucency, noun –translucently, adverb …  

• Sliding glass door — A Sliding glass door or Patio door, a type of sliding door in architecture and construction, is a large glass window opening in a structure that provide door access from a room to the outdoors, fresh air, and copious natural light. A sliding… …   Wikipedia

• frosted — ► ADJECTIVE 1) covered with or as if with frost. 2) (of glass) having a translucent textured surface so that it is difficult to see through …   English terms dictionary

• translucent — translucence, translucency, n. translucently, adv. /trans looh seuhnt, tranz /, adj. 1. permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is… …   Universalium

• frosted — /fraw stid, fros tid/, adj. 1. covered with or having frost. 2. made frostlike in appearance, as certain translucent glass: a frosted window; a frosted light bulb. 3. coated or decorated with frosting or icing, as a cake. 4. (of hair) highlighted …   Universalium

• translucent — trans•lu•cent [[t]trænsˈlu sənt, trænz [/t]] adj. 1) opt permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that objects on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent[/ex] 2) easily understandable; lucid 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• frosted — adjective 1》 covered with or as if with frost. 2》 (of glass) having a translucent textured surface so that it is difficult to see through …   English new terms dictionary