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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Transparent vs. translucent

what is the difference?
  

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Boy, that's an easy one. A transparent object allows light to pass through without disturbing the image. If you look through a window, the objects inside appear pretty much as they would if the window were not there.

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Boy, that's an easy one. A transparent object allows light to pass through without disturbing the image. If you look through a window, the objects inside appear pretty much as they would if the window were not there.

A translucent object allows light to pass through (as glass bricks allow light from outside to illuminate a room), but the irregular surface of the object disturbs the all