If a situation, system, or activity is transparent, it is easily understood or recognized. The company has to make its accounts and operations as transparent as possible. + transparently trans·par·ent·ly The system was clearly not functioning smoothly or transparently
(1) (adj ) Characteristic of a device, function, or program that works without user interference (2) (adj ) Characteristic of a transmission that includes but does not restrict the use of transmission control characters
You use transparent to describe a statement or action that is obviously dishonest or wrong, and that you think will not deceive people. He thought he could fool people with transparent deceptions. + transparently trans·par·ent·ly To force this agreement on the nation is transparently wrong
Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; opposed to opaque
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent cristal"
Transparent materials allow light to pass through them without diffusing (scattering) the light Some translucent stones include diamond, zircon, emerald, rock crystal, and ruby Plastics like lucite can also be transparent In the confetti lucite bangle above, the glitter within the lucite is visible TRAPICHE EMERALD Trapiche emeralds are rare, valuable emeralds that have a black, six-rayed star within them, caused by black carbon impurities (the star is not an asterism) These stones are usually cabochon cut to display the beautiful spoke-like star These stones are only mined in Colombia, South America Trapiche emeralds are sometimes called star emeralds (but the term star emerald can also refer to emeralds with an asterism) Trapiche is a Spanish word for the spoked wheel that is used to grind sugar cane
Allowing light to pass through so that objects can be clearly seen on the other side; the opposite of opaque Window glass, cellophane and watercolours are usually transparent
having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies beyond are visible When referring to FIMO® - it is similar to porcelain, having a soft depth but not clear
so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
(referring to a game system) = How little the game mechanic interferes with the story Game systems that require a large break in the story to resolve mechanics are not transparent, while systems that have very quick resolution allow the story to proceed with less interuption
[ -&nt ] (adjective.) 15th century. Middle English, from Medieval Latin transparent-, transparens, present participle of transparEre to show through, from Latin trans- + parEre to show oneself.