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Transparent

//tɹænsˈpæɹənt// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.

    ""You make the glass invisible by putting it into a liquid of nearly the same refractive index; a transparent thing becomes invisible if it is put in any medium of almost the same refractive index.""

  2. 2
    See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.; Of a graphical image or animated GIF, having parts that allow the background to show through.
  3. 3
    Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
  4. 4
    Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

    "His reasons for the decision were transparent."

  5. 5
    Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
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  1. 6
    Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.

    "In order to make that transparent to the user, browsers usually cache the usernames and passwords and retransmit them automatically each time they contact the server."

Adjective
  1. 1
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity wordnet
  2. 2
    easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety) wordnet
  3. 3
    free of deceit wordnet
  4. 4
    so thin as to transmit light wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is transparent.

    "The Dress Cap and Under-Sleeves are en suite. In both the puffings are separated by equal intervals, in which the transparents are uncovered."

  2. 2
    A transgender or transsexual parent. nonstandard

    "He went to tranny day in the park. Transparents & their kids. Played baseball & cooked out; hot dogs & burgers & buns on the grill."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō. Displaced native Old English þurhsīene.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō. Displaced native Old English þurhsīene.

Etymology 3

From trans- (“transgender or transsexual”) + parent.

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