transparency
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noun \tran(t)s-ˈper-ən(t)-sē\ plural trans·par·en·cies
Definition of TRANSPARENCY
1
: something transparent; especially : a picture (as on film) viewed by light shining through it or by projection
2
: the quality or state of being transparent
See Examples of TRANSPARENCY
- the transparency of a piece of glass
- the transparency of their motives
- He says that there needs to be more transparency in the way the government operates.
- The professor used transparencies and an overhead projector during her lectures.
First Known Use of TRANSPARENCY
1591
Related to TRANSPARENCY
- Synonyms
- clearness, limpidity, limpidness, lucency, translucence, translucency, clarity
- Antonyms
- cloudiness, opacity, opaqueness, turbidity, turbidness
trans·par·en·cy
noun \tran(t)s-ˈpar-ən-sē\ (Medical Dictionary)plural trans·par·en·cies
Medical Definition of TRANSPARENCY
: the quality or state of being transparent
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