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Transparency/translucency: a. the degree of visibility of an object through a medium; b. the property of a material or substance by which objects may be seen through that material or substance. Transparency occurs when objects are clearly perceived through the medium, while translucency occurs when they appear hazy. Very often the term transparency is used instead of translucency.

The episcotister model is suitable to describe transparency percept as it involves different areas separated by clear margins, while variations of this model are required to deal with translucency, due to blurred edges which add some degree of opacity to the impression of transparency.

First of all figural and topological conditions, not handled here, must be met: they essentially consist of figural unity of the transparent layer, continuity of the boundary line, and adequate stratification. Another strong factor which strengthens the figural organization is the movement, either of the background or of the...

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Da Pos, O. (2016). Transparency. In: Luo, M.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8071-7_270

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