trans·par·en·cy

trans·par·en·cy
/trænsˈperənsi/ noun, pl -cies
1 [noncount] : the quality of being transparent: such as
1 a : the quality that makes it possible to see through something

the transparency of a piece of glass

1 b : the quality that makes something obvious or easy to understand

the transparency of their motives

He says that there needs to be more transparency in the way the government operates.

2 [count] : a piece of thin, clear plastic with pictures or words printed on it that can be viewed on a large screen by shining light through it

The professor used transparencies and an overhead projector during her lectures.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • trans|par|en|cy — «trans PAIR uhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. transparent quality or condition. 2. something transparent. 3. a picture, design, or the like, on glass, celluloid, or a photographic slide, made visible by light shining through from behind …   Useful english dictionary

  • trans|par´ent|ness — trans|par|ent «trans PAIR uhnt», adjective. 1. transmitting light so that bodies beyond or behind can be distinctly seen: »Window glass is transparent. SYNONYM(S): limpid, pellucid. 2. Figurative. a) easily seen through or detected; obvious: » a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • trans|par´ent|ly — trans|par|ent «trans PAIR uhnt», adjective. 1. transmitting light so that bodies beyond or behind can be distinctly seen: »Window glass is transparent. SYNONYM(S): limpid, pellucid. 2. Figurative. a) easily seen through or detected; obvious: » a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Trans|par|ent — «trans PAIR uhnt», adjective. 1. transmitting light so that bodies beyond or behind can be distinctly seen: »Window glass is transparent. SYNONYM(S): limpid, pellucid. 2. Figurative. a) easily seen through or detected; obvious: » a transparent… …   Useful english dictionary

  • trans|par|ent — «trans PAIR uhnt», adjective. 1. transmitting light so that bodies beyond or behind can be distinctly seen: »Window glass is transparent. SYNONYM(S): limpid, pellucid. 2. Figurative. a) easily seen through or detected; obvious: » a transparent… …   Useful english dictionary

  • trans|par|ence — «trans PAIR uhns», noun. transparent quality or condition; transparency …   Useful english dictionary

  • sem|i|trans|par|ent — «SEHM ee trans PAIR uhnt, PAR », adjective. defu>imperfectly transparent …   Useful english dictionary

  • ra|di|o|trans|par|ent — «RAY dee oh trans PAIR uhnt», adjective. transparent to X rays and other radioactive substances; not radiopaque …   Useful english dictionary

  • sem|i|trans|par|en|cy — «SEHM ee trans PAIR uhn see», noun, plural cies. imperfect transparency; partial opaqueness …   Useful english dictionary

  • trans- — ♦ Préfixe, du lat. trans « par delà », prép. et préverbe, qui a en fr. le sens de « au delà de » (transalpin), « à travers » (transpercer), et qui marque le passage ou le changement (transition, transformation).⇒aussi travers, traverser, trépas,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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