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Received-Pronunciation:
/tɹænsˈpæɹənsi/
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Received-Pronunciation:
/tɹænzˈpæɹənsi/
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/tɹænsˈpæɹənsi/
without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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General-American:
/tɹænz-/
without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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/tɹænsˈpɛɹənsi/
General American, Mary–marry–merry merger, Canada
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/tɹænz-/
General American, Mary–marry–merry merger, Canada
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CMU ARPABET:
T R AE0 N S P EH1 R AH0 N S IY0
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The quality of being transparent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: transparence, transparentness
Antonyms: none provided
Openness; accessibility to scrutiny.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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A transparent artwork, viewable by shining light through it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: art, arts
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A translucent film-like material with an image imprinted on it, viewable by shining light through it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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Something transparent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Sufficient accuracy to make the compressed result perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, signal-processing
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picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: foil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: picture, image, icon, ikon
Narrower terms: slide, lantern slide, viewgraph, overhead
the quality of being clear and transparent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: transparence, transparentness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clearness, clarity, uncloudedness
Narrower terms: pellucidness, pellucidity, limpidity
permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: transparence
Antonyms: opacity
Broader terms: physical phenomenon
Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārentia, equivalent to transparent + -cy.
Across languages
Translations 56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
شَفَّافِيَّة
(šaffāfiyya)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Armenian :
թափանցիկություն
(tʻapʻancʻikutʻyun)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Belarusian :
празры́стасць
(prazrýstascʹ)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Bulgarian :
прозрачност
(prozračnost)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Catalan :
transparència
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Chinese Mandarin :
透明度
(tòumíngdù)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Chinese Mandarin :
透明性
(tòumíngxìng)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Czech :
průhlednost
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Danish :
gennemsigtighed
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Danish :
transparens
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Dutch :
doorzichtigheid
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Dutch :
transparantie
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Finnish :
läpinäkyvyys
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Finnish :
avoimuus
— quality of being transparent; transparence
French :
transparence
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Galician :
transparencia
— quality of being transparent; transparence
German :
Durchsichtigkeit
— quality of being transparent; transparence
German :
Transparenz
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Greek :
διαφάνεια
(diafáneia)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Hebrew :
שְׁקִיפוּת
(sh'kifút)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Hindi :
पारदर्शिता
(pārdarśitā)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Hungarian :
átláthatóság
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Indonesian :
transparansi
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Irish :
gléine
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Italian :
trasparenza
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Japanese :
透明性
(tōmeisei)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Latvian :
caurredzamība
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Latvian :
caurspīdība
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Latvian :
caurspīdīgums
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Malay :
ketelusan
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Malay :
kelutsinaran
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Māori :
pūataata
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Norman :
transpathenche
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Polish :
przezroczystość
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Polish :
przejrzystość
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Portuguese :
transparência
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Romanian :
transparență
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Russian :
прозра́чность
(prozráčnostʹ)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Russian :
транспаре́нтность
(transparéntnostʹ)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Spanish :
transparencia
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Swedish :
transparens
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Swedish :
genomskinlighet
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Tagalog :
aninag
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Turkish :
şeffaflık
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Ottoman Turkish :
شفافلق
(şeffaflık)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Ukrainian :
прозо́рість
(prozóristʹ)
— quality of being transparent; transparence
Bulgarian :
плака
(plaka)
— transparent object
Catalan :
transparència
— transparent object
Finnish :
läpinäkyvä
— transparent object
Finnish :
läpikuultava
— transparent object
French :
transparence
— transparent object
Japanese :
透明性
(tōmeisei)
— transparent object
Norman :
transpathenche
— transparent object
Portuguese :
transparência
— transparent object
Portuguese :
acetato
— transparent object
Spanish :
transparencia
— transparent object
