Translate transparent | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of transparent
adjective
1(of a material or article) allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen:transparent blue water fine transparent fabrics
2easy to perceive or detect:the residents will see through any transparent attempt to buy their votes the meaning of the poem is by no means transparent having thoughts or feelings that are easily perceived; open:you’d be no good at poker—you’re too transparent (of an organization or its activities) open to public scrutiny:if you had transparent government procurement, corruption would go away
3 Computing (of a process or interface) functioning without the user being aware of its presence.
4 Physics transmitting heat or other radiation without distortion: CFCs and water vapour are virtually transparent to incoming short-wave solar radiation
