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semiclear

semiclear adjective: partly clear.

Adjective

semiclear (not comparable)

  1. Partly clear.
    • They are seen through a kind of screen of semiclear plastic that was applied in a gelatinous form to the surface (canvas, fabric or stretched plastic) and then neatly striated (vertically) with a comblike machine.2009 May 22, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times

Origin of semiclear

From semi- + clear.

Questions about semiclear

What does semiclear mean?
Semiclear means partly clear.
What part of speech is semiclear?
Semiclear is an adjective.

Words near semiclear in the dictionary

  1. semiclassically
  2. semiclassics
  3. semiclassified
  4. semiclause
  5. semiclauses
  6. semiclear
  7. semiclerical
  8. semiclonal
  9. semiclosed
  10. semicloseted
  11. semiclosure

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