Transparent , Translucent and Opaque

Opaque

opaque means that you cant see through it. Wood, metal, clothes, bricks, a window frame and a tyre are opaque .

Translucent

Translucent means

that you can see through

it but it is coloured and

not very clear. For example

plastic a frosted window net

curtains and a stained glass window.

we don't need to see through them

clearly because they might be a

decoration.

Transparent

Transparent means that you can see through it. Here are some examples a window, a peace of glass, glasses, and a magnifying - glass. We need to see through windows to make Shure we are safe.