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  2. Opacity - Wikipedia

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    An opaque object is neither transparent (allowing all light to pass through) nor translucent (allowing some light to pass through). When light strikes an interface between two substances, in general, some may be reflected, some absorbed, some scattered, and the rest transmitted (also see refraction ).

  3. Transparency and translucency - Wikipedia

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    An object may be not transparent either because it reflects the incoming light or because it absorbs the incoming light. Almost all solids reflect a part and absorb a part of the incoming light. When light falls onto a block of metal , it encounters atoms that are tightly packed in a regular lattice and a " sea of electrons " moving randomly ...

  4. Umbra, penumbra and antumbra - Wikipedia

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    The umbra, penumbra and antumbra are three distinct parts of a shadow, created by any light source after impinging on an opaque object. Assuming no diffraction , for a collimated beam (such as a point source) of light, only the umbra is cast.

  5. Cesia (visual appearance) - Wikipedia

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    This is the same kind of phenomenon that Richard S. Hunter (1969) calls "geometric attributes of appearance". [1] The advantage is that the concept of cesia encompasses all the involved aspects in a single word, and that all cesias have been organized in a three-dimensional order system according to three axes of variation, similar to color order systems or color models.

  6. One-way mirror - Wikipedia

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    One-way mirrors for upper-level observation deck viewing down into a classroom (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire)A one-way mirror, also called two-way mirror [1] (or one-way glass, half-silvered mirror, and semi-transparent mirror), is a reciprocal mirror that appears reflective from one side and transparent from the other.

  7. Category:Transparent materials - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Transparent materials" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...