see-through

(sē′thro͞o′)

adj.

Transparent.

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see′-through`

adj.

1. Also, see′-thru`. transparent.

2. a degree of transparency.

3. a see-through item of clothing.

[1940–45]

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Adj.

see-through - so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"

cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, vaporous, vapourous, transparent, gossamer, sheer

thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"

see-through

adjective transparent, fine, thin, sheer, flimsy, translucent, gossamer, diaphanous, gauzy, filmy She was wearing a white see-through blouse.

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see-through

adjective

1. Free from what obscures or dims:

clear, crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent.

2. Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen:

clear, crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, translucent, transparent.

Translations

see-through

[ˈsiːθruː] ADJ → transparente

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see-through

adj → durchsichtig; see-through pack → Klarsichtpackung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

see-through

[ˈsiːˌθruː] adj → trasparente

see-through

→ شَفَّاف průhledný gennemsigtig durchsichtig διαφανής transparente läpinäkyvä transparent proziran trasparente 透けて見える 투명한 doorzichtig gjennomsiktig przezroczysty transparente прозрачный genomskinlig โปร่งใส transparan trong suốt 透明的

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It was set up in 1939 in Hartford, Connecticut by school teacher Jennie Zachs, who realised the need for see-through measuring tools such as rulers, triangles and protractors.