English Explanatory Dictionary

transparency

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of being transparent.
  2. Openness; accessibility to scrutiny.
  3. A transparent artwork, viewable by shining light through it.
  4. A translucent film-like material with an image imprinted on it, viewable by shining light through it.
  5. Something transparent.
  6. Sufficient accuracy to make the compressed result perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.

Pronunciation

/tɹænsˈpæɹənsi/ /tɹænzˈpæɹənsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transparency.wav /tɹænz-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-transparency.wav /tɹænsˈpɛɹənsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-transparency.wav

Word forms

transparency transparencies

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārentia, equivalent to transparent + -cy.

Synonyms

transparence transparentness

Derived words

overhead transparency referential transparency
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