transparent
having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
admitting the passage of light through interstices.
so sheer as to permit light to pass through; diaphanous.
easily seen through, recognized, or detected: transparent excuses.
manifest; obvious: a story with a transparent plot.
open; frank; candid: the man's transparent earnestness.
Computers. (of a process or software) operating in such a way as to not be perceived by users.
Obsolete. shining through, as light.
Origin of transparent
1synonym study For transparent
Other words for transparent
Opposites for transparent
Other words from transparent
- trans·par·ent·ly, adverb
- trans·par·ent·ness, noun
- non·trans·par·ent, adjective
- non·trans·par·ent·ly, adverb
- non·trans·par·ent·ness, noun
- sub·trans·par·ent, adjective
- sub·trans·par·ent·ly, adverb
- sub·trans·par·ent·ness, noun
- un·trans·par·ent, adjective
- un·trans·par·ent·ly, adverb
- un·trans·par·ent·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with transparent
- translucent, transparent (see synonym study at the current entry)
Words Nearby transparent
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How to use transparent in a sentence
This includes “fair management,” which focuses on how transparent the results and outcomes of algorithms are for workers.
Algorithms Workers Can’t See Are Increasingly Pulling the Management Strings | Tom Barratt | August 28, 2020 | Singularity HubIn the case of Foundry, he believes that access to a new generation of energy-efficient mining equipment, as well as its transparent business culture—crypto mining is a notoriously opaque industry—will help it succeed.
I would challenge you to find any other company who is entering Phase 3 trials today who have been as transparent about their clinical activities as we have.
Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research? (Ep. 430) | Stephen J. Dubner | August 27, 2020 | FreakonomicsNow, machine-learning researchers and scholars are looking for ways to make AI more fair, accountable, and transparent—but also, recently, more participatory.
Participation-washing could be the next dangerous fad in machine learning | Amy Nordrum | August 25, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThe group asked for public data disclosure from drug-company grantees, “transparent” accounting to show true vaccine cost and the right to step in and take over a vaccine project if the developer failed to deliver.
Oxford’s COVID vaccine deal with AstraZeneca raises concerns about access and pricing | lbelanger225 | August 24, 2020 | Fortune
And, thanks to a transparent hull, exploring the deep and spotting rare marine life is practically a cinch.
The Most Exciting New Hotels, Restaurants, and Submarines of 2014 | Charlie Gilbert | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUltimately, disclosure laws are an essential tool for promoting transparent supply chains and corporate accountability.
Aaron Rodgers Takes Aim at Congo’s ‘Blood Minerals’ War | John Prendergast | December 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHopefully there will be a transparent accounting of what was introduced.
First Mike Brown, Then Eric Garner: Prosecutors Can’t Be Trusted to Try Cops | Sally Kohn | December 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOf course, spending in our elections is far from transparent.
And charters have repeatedly resisted attempts to make them transparent.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools | Zephyr Teachout | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJust corporeal enough to attest humanity, yet sufficiently transparent to let the celestial origin shine through.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouThe resurrection of Lazarus is a transparent fabrication out of the parable of the rich man and Lazarus.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayHer face was mild and pale; but it was the transparent hue of the virgin flower of spring, clad in her veiling leaves.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterMay it please your transparent Highness, I've found out how the needles get into the haystacks.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylThe Russians, on the contrary, prefer orange-yellow transparent specimens.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
British Dictionary definitions for transparent
/ (trænsˈpærənt, -ˈpɛər-) /
permitting the uninterrupted passage of light; clear: a window is transparent
easy to see through, understand, or recognize; obvious
(of a substance or object) permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation: a substance that is transparent to X-rays
candid, open, or frank
Origin of transparent
1Derived forms of transparent
- transparently, adverb
- transparentness, noun
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Scientific definitions for transparent
[ trăns-pâr′ənt ]
Allowing radiation or matter to pass through with little or no resistance or diffusion. Compare opaque translucent. See Note at glass.
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