| NOUN | phenomenon | transparency, transparence | permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation |
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| attribute | transparency, transparence, transparentness | the quality of being clear and transparent | |
| artifact | transparency, foil | picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base |
| Sounds | traenspeh'rahnsiy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation. | |
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| Synonym | transparence | |
| Broader | physical phenomenon | A natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
| Opposite | opacity | The phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation |
| Spanish | transparencia, trasparencia | |
| Catalan | transparència | |
| Adjectives | transparent | transmitting light |
| transparent | so thin as to transmit light | |
| Meaning | The quality of being clear and transparent. | |
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| Synonyms | transparence, transparentness | |
| Narrower | pellucidness, pellucidity, limpidity | Passing light without diffusion or distortion |
| Broader | clearness, clarity, uncloudedness | The quality of clear water |
| Spanish | transparencia, trasparencia | |
| Catalan | transparència | |
| Adjectives | transparent | easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety) |
| Meaning | picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector. | |
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| Synonym | foil | |
| Narrower | slide, lantern slide | A transparency mounted in a frame |
| viewgraph, overhead | A transparency for use with an overhead projector | |
| Broader | picture, image, icon, ikon | A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface |
| Spanish | transparencia | |
| Catalan | diapositiva, transparència | |
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