In the fraction 7/12, 7 is called the numerator and 12 is called the denominator. Following are some more fractions: (i) The fraction 5/7 is read as âfive-seventhâ which means that 5 parts out of 7 equal parts in which the whole is divided. In the fraction 5/7, 5 is called the numerator and 7 is called the denominator. (ii) The fraction 3/10 is read as âthree-tenthâ which means that 3 parts out of 10 equal parts in which the whole is divided. In the fraction 3/10, 3 is called the numerator and 10 is called the denominator.
The definition of opaque is not capable of having light pass through or hard to understand. 1  An example of opaque is the quality of a black sheet of paper. 2  An example of opaque is the study of astrophysics.
A translucent object is an object that allows light to pass through but is not transparent--you cannot make out the shapes of the objects on the other side. Translucent is not quite transparent, so that you can see through it but only diffusely, that is, only just. Try looking through some tracing paper; it is a translucent object. This term, translucent, means that light can travel trough a fabric or substance but not as it would through a window. An example would be a plastic milk jug. when a substance is translucent one can see vaguely through it, it is the opposite of dense.