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Noun: transparency  tran'sper-un(t)-see [N. Amer], tran'spa-run(t)-see [Brit]
  1. The quality of being clear and transparent
    - transparence, transparentness
     
  2. Picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
    - foil
     
  3. The property of permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
    - transparence

Derived forms: transparencies

Type of: clarity, clearness, icon, ikon, image, physical phenomenon, picture, uncloudedness

Antonym: opacity

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