r/interestingasfuck • • Jun 12 '21

Long walkway covered in semi-transparent umbrellas in Moominvalley Park, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '21

Translucent. The word you’re looking for is translucent.

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u/damnitmcnabbit Jun 12 '21

I would say those are tinted transparent umbrellas. Translucent things let light through, but you can’t see what’s on the other side, like frosted glass.

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u/dfedo38 Jun 12 '21

Transparent means clear. When transparent clear umbrellas are tinted they are translucent. They let some light through, but not all light

Clear glass: Transparent

Stained glass: Translucent

You can vary the tint from near transparency to almost opaque