transparent

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   See-through, clear

   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."
   • The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there.
2. 2

   Open, public

   Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.

3. 3

   Obvious

   Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

   • His reasons for the decision were transparent.
   • I love playing poker with Steve, because he's so transparent.
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   1. 4

      Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed…

      Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.

   2. 5

      Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background

      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.
   3. 6

      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.
      • The trick is to make the white core slightly smaller than the size ultimately required for the press, so that after the transparents are added, the bead won’t overflow the press cavity.
   4. 7

      A transgender or transsexual parent.

      • He went to tranny day in the park. Transparents & their kids. Played baseball & cooked out; hot dogs & burgers & buns on the grill.
      • Recently the genre has expanded to consider the lives of transpersons of color as well as the experiences of transparents.

The neighborhood

• synonymsee-throughsee-through, clear
• synonymdiaphanoussee-through, clear
• synonymclearsee-through, clear
• synonymcrystallinesee-through, clear
• synonymlimpidsee-through, clear
• synonymsheersee-through, clear
• synonymclear as crystal
• synonymglassy
• synonymhyaline
• synonymhyaloid
• synonymlucid
• synonympellucid
• antonymopaqueantonym(s) of “see-through, clear”
• antonymobscureantonym(s) of “obvious”
• antonymnontransparent
• antonymnon-transparent
• antonymhazy
• antonymtranslucent
• neighbortransparency
• neighbortransparently
• neighbortransparentness
• neighborcolourless
• neighborwater white
• neighborwaterlike