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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
transparent /tranˈspar(ə)nt, trɑːn-, -ˈspɛː-/
▶adjective
- 1 allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen.
- 2 obvious or evident.
- 3 open to public scrutiny.
- 4 Physics transmitting heat or other radiation without distortion.
- 5 Computing (of a process) functioning without the user being aware of its presence.
– derivatives
transparently adverb.
transparently adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr., from med. L. transparent-, transparere ‘shine through’.
'transparent' also found in these Oxford entries:
aquarelle
- aquarium
- arrow worm
- beryl
- black ice
- bubble
- bubble car
- bubble pack
- canopy
- cel
- cellophane
- celluloid
- chiffon
- cicada
- clear
- clearwing
- cling film
- cloud
- cloudy
- cornea
- crystal
- cursor
- daphnia
- dragonfly
- enamel
- epidiascope
- faceplate
- fairy shrimp
- fenestrate
- fenestrated
- fibre optics
- fluorescent screen
- fly
- frogspawn
- gauze
- glass
- glassine
- glaze
- ground glass
- highlighter
- hyaloid
- hyaloid membrane
- hymenopteran
- ice
- Iceland spar
- isinglass
- lantern
- lava lamp
- lens
- lucite
Forum discussions with the word(s) "transparent" in the title:
curtains and drapes (transparent and opaque)
hold accountable, against, transparent, redress )
translucent and semi-transparent
transparent scapegoat-ism
hold accountable, against, transparent, redress )
translucent and semi-transparent
transparent scapegoat-ism
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