something very light and delicate
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gossamersomething very light and delicate
GOSSAMERVery light, delicate material
MINIKINAnything very small and delicate: Rare.
ETHEREALLight and delicate
AIRYLight and delicate
diaphanousvery sheer and light
diaphanousvery sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.
flashtubea gas discharge tube that produces very brief intense flashes of light and is used esp in photography
flashtubesFLASHTUBE, a gas discharge tube that produces very brief intense flashes of light and is used esp in photography
photomultiplierAn instrument containing a photoelectric cell and a series of electrodes, used to detect and amplify the light from very faint sources
cepheidsany of a class of variable stars whose very regular light variations are related directly to their intrinsic luminosities and whose apparent luminosities are used to estimate distances in astronomy
gegenscheinA patch of very faint nebulous light sometimes seen in the night sky opposite the position of the sun. It is thought to be the image of the sun reflected from gas and dust outside the atmosphere
titaniumdark-gray or silvery, lustrous, very hard, light, corrosion-resistant, metallic element, occurring combined in various minerals: used in metallurgy to remove oxygen and nitrogen from steel and to toughen it. Symbol: Ti; at. wt.: 47.90; at
orthochromatic(of black-and-white photographic film) Sensitive to all visible light except red. Orthochromatic film can therefore be handled in red light in the darkroom but does not produce black-and-white tones that correspond very closely to the colors seen by the eye
osmiuma very hard brittle bluish-white metal occurring with platinum and alloyed with iridium in osmiridium: used to produce platinum alloys, mainly for pen tips and instrument pivots, as a catalyst, and in electric-light filaments. Symbol: Os; atomic no: 76; atomic wt: 190.2; valency: 0 to 8; relative density: 22.57; melting pt: 3033±30°C; boiling pt: 5012±100°C