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transparency

Pronunciation: /tranˈspar(ə)nsi, trɑːn-, -ˈspɛː-/

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Definition of transparency

noun (plural transparencies)

1 [mass noun] the condition of being transparent:the transparency of ice

2a positive transparent photograph printed on transparent plastic or glass, able to be viewed using a slide projector: colour transparencies of the Grand Canyon

Origin:

late 16th century (as a general term denoting a transparent object): from medieval Latin transparentia, from transparent- 'shining through' (see transparent)