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Meanings of diaphaneity in English

Russian
радиопрозрачность
Portuguese
transparência
Spanish
traslucido
Catalan
diafanitat
Wikidata

Property of an object or substance to transmit light with minimal scattering.

        Related terms
        радиопрозрачность
        Usage of diaphaneity in English
        1
        Even the best scryers often fail to see anything in the crystal which maintains its natural 'diaphaneity,' as Dr. Dee says.
        Cock Lane and Common-Sense
        2
        What had been leanness in her youth had become transparency in her maturity; and this diaphaneity allowed the angel to be seen.
        Les Misérables
        3
        I believe (he continues) that 'consciousness,' when once it has evaporated to this estate of pure diaphaneity, is on the point of disappearing altogether.
        The Analysis of Mind