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glassy |
having qualities of glass, such as smoothness, slipperiness, or transparency. [1/2 definitions] |
lantern slide |
an early type of photographic transparency for projection. |
opacity |
the quality, state, or degree of being opaque; lack of transparency. [1/4 definitions] |
overhead projector |
a machine, used in teaching, that projects a transparency upon a mirror, which then reflects it in enlarged form upon a wall. |
overlay |
a transparency marked with information to be seen together with the drawing or map over which it is laid. [1/5 definitions] |
transparence |
the state, quality, or condition of being transparent; transparency. |
vitreous |
having the nature or characteristics of glass, such as hardness or transparency. [1/3 definitions] |
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