transparency
Etymology

From Medieval Latin trānspārentia.

Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /tɹænsˈpɛɹənsi/, /tɹænz-/, /-ˈpæɹənsi/
  • (RP) IPA: /tɹænsˈpæɹənsi/, /tɹænzˈpæɹənsi/
Noun

transparency

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being transparent.
    Synonyms: transparence, transparentness
  2. (uncountable) Openness; accessibility to scrutiny.
  3. (countable, art) A transparent artwork, viewable by shining light through it.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Fête”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC ↗, page 59 ↗:
      It soon came: as they were on their way to a transparency of their majesties, not a little larger than life—with Bellona, in a very handsome helmet, on one side, and Peace, with a cornucopia and a full blown wreath of roses, on the other—the path was interrupted by a little knot of gentlemen.
  4. (countable, photography) A translucent film-like material with an image imprinted on it, viewable by shining light through it.
  5. (countable) Something transparent.
  6. (signal processing) Sufficient accuracy to make the compressed result perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
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