A material through which light (or a certain color of light) won't pass through is said to be OPAQUE for light (or for that color of light). Most materials around us are opaque for visible light; only a few materials, such as air and other gases, water, and glass, are transparent, meaning they do let light through.
Polarizing materials block light except in a specific direction. Two of these materials in opposite directions let no light through (it is absorbed).
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OPAQUE is the word that describes an object or substance that blocks light (or other energy form). TRANSLUCENT describes objects that allow transmission of light, but scatter it from the original form or direction. TRANSPARENT describes objects that allow the passage of light, usually optically clear substances such as glass.
Opaque is the term used to describe an object or substance that stops all light passing.
A material through which light (or a certain color of light) won't pass through is said to be OPAQUE for light (or for that color of light). Most materials around us are opaque for visible light; only a few materials, such as air and other gases, water, and glass, are transparent, meaning they do let light through.
example: tracing paper. translucent materials let some light through but not all of it
Polarizing materials block light except in a specific direction. Two of these materials in opposite directions let no light through (it is absorbed).
Light can pass through some materials. An example of a material like this would be glass. It cant go through all materials. When materials let light through, we call that transparency.
Opaque.
There are many materials that light can not travel through which are called opaque objects.
glass
metal
There's not a huge market for light bulbs that don't let any light out.
Translucent means that an object will only let some light through
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Translucent or semitransparent materials like fiberglass or stained glass only let in some light.