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Word: Transparent
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin transparent- ‘shining through’, from Latin transparere, from trans- ‘through’ + parere ‘appear’
tranˈsparənt
trɑːnˈsparənt
(of a material or article) allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen
Short Definition:allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen
Examples:- transparent blue water
- fine transparent fabrics
easy to perceive or detect
Short Definition:easy to perceive or detect
Examples:- the residents will see through any transparent attempt to buy their votes
- the meaning of the poem is by no means transparent
(of a process or interface) functioning without the user being aware of its presence.
Short Definition:(of process or interface) functioning without user being aware of its presence
transmitting heat or other radiation without distortion
Short Definition:transmitting heat or other radiation without distortion
Examples:- CFCs and water vapour are virtually transparent to incoming short-wave solar radiation
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