transparency

English

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Etymology

transparent +‎ -cy

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /trænsˈpɛrənsi/, /trænz-/, /-ˈpærənsi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /trænsˈpærənsi/, /trænzˈpærənsi/

Noun

transparency ‎(countable and uncountable, plural transparencies)

1. (countable) a transparent object.
2. (countable) specifically, a transparent material with an image on it, that is viewable by shining light through it.
3. (figuratively) openness, degree of accessibility to view
4. (uncountable) the quality of being transparent; transparence.

Derived terms

• overhead transparency

Translations

transparent object

• Finnish: läpinäkyvä (fi), läpikuultava (fi)
• French: transparence (fr) f
• Japanese: 透明性 ‎(とうめいせい, tōmeisei)

• Norman: transpathenche f
• Portuguese: transparência (pt) f
• Spanish: transparencia (es) f

quality of being transparent; transparence

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 透明度 (zh) ‎(tòumíngdù), 透明性 (zh) ‎(tòumíngxìng)

• Czech: průhlednost f
• Finnish: läpinäkyvyys (fi)
• French: transparence (fr) f
• Galician: transparencia f
• German: Durchsichtigkeit (de) f, Transparenz (de) f
• Greek: διαφάνεια (el) f ‎(diafáneia)
• Hebrew: שְׁקִיפוּת f ‎(sh'kifút)

• Japanese: 透明性 ‎(とうめいせい, tōmeisei)
• Norman: transpathenche f
• Portuguese: transparência (pt) f
• Romanian: transparență (ro) f
• Russian: прозра́чность (ru) f ‎(prozráčnostʹ), транспаре́нтность (ru) f ‎(transparéntnostʹ)
• Spanish: transparencia (es) f
• Tagalog: aninag
• Turkish: şeffaflık (tr)