transparency

[ trans-pair-uhn-see, -par- ]

/ trænsˈpɛər ən si, -ˈpær- /

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noun, plural trans·par·en·cies.

Also trans·par·ence. the quality or state of being transparent.

something transparent, especially a picture, design, or the like on glass or some translucent substance, made visible by light shining through from behind.

Photography.

the proportion of the light that is passed through the emulsion on an area of a photographic image.
a photographic print on a clear base for viewing by transmitted light.

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Origin of transparency

From the Medieval Latin word trānspārentia, dating back to 1585–95. See transparent, -ency

OTHER WORDS FROM transparency

non·trans·par·ence, nounnon·trans·par·en·cy, noun

How to use transparency in a sentence

The sun, pale in the midst of a strange sickly transparence, lighted up this outline of the Apocalypse.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
The long sails, passing for a moment over the sun, became lighted up with a singular glory and transparence.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
In working with the microscope it must be remembered that the objects are seen by transparence.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
He had had Carlisle's feelings only at second-hand, through a medium perhaps wanting in transparence.
V. V.'s Eyes|Henry Sydnor Harrison

Their rosy color seems to show that their texture has less density and more transparence.
Beauty|Alexander Walker

British Dictionary definitions for transparency

transparency

/ (trænsˈpærənsɪ, -ˈpɛər-) /

noun plural -cies

Also called: transparence the state of being transparent

Also called: slide a positive photograph on a transparent base, usually mounted in a frame or between glass plates. It can be viewed by means of a slide projector

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