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Opacity

the amount of show-through on a printed sheet.  The thicker the paper, the lesser amount of show-through; the thinner the paper, the more amount of show-through.



Keywords:
Opacity 
Doc ID:
55259
Owned by:
TJ H. in DoIT Printing
Created:
2015-08-17
Updated:
2025-09-12
Sites:
DoIT Digital Publishing & Printing