( ( ( Subject matter ) ( having ( ( a material ) ( which ( ( affects ( ( the distribution ) ( of light ) ) ) ( either ( ( ( by ( ( preventing ( the light ) ) ( from ( passing therethrough ) ) ) ) or ) ( by ( randomly ( ( scattering ( the light ) ) ( as ( it passes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( therethrough . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (JJ Subject) (NN matter)) (VP (VBG having) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN material)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBZ affects) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN distribution)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN light)))) (PP (CC either) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG preventing) (NP (DT the) (NN light)) (PP (IN from) (S (VP (VBG passing) (NP (NN therethrough)))))))) (CC or) (PP (IN by) (S (ADVP (RB randomly)) (VP (VBG scattering) (NP (DT the) (NN light)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ passes)))))))))))))) (VP (VBP therethrough)) (. .)))
Subject matter having a material which affects the distribution of light either by preventing the light from passing therethrough or by randomly scattering the light as it passes therethrough.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Translucent) (NN matter)) (VP (VBZ transmits) (NP (ADJP (JJ light) (CC but) (JJ scatters)) (DT the) (NN light)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ passes) (PRT (RP through)))))) (. .)))
Translucent matter transmits light but scatters the light as it passes through.