'Transparency' definitions:
Definition of 'transparency'
(from WordNet)
noun
Permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation [syn: transparency, transparence] [ant: opacity]
noun
The quality of being clear and transparent [syn: transparency, transparence, transparentness]
noun
Picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector [syn: foil, transparency]
Definition of 'Transparency'
From: GCIDE
- Transparency \Trans*par"en*cy\, n.; pl. Transparencies. [Cf. F. transparence.]
- 1. The quality or condition of being transparent; transparence. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is transparent; especially, a picture painted on thin cloth or glass, or impressed on porcelain, or the like, to be viewed by natural or artificial light, which shines through it. --Fairholt. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'transparency'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aerial photograph,
- aquamarine,
- beryl,
- black-and-white photograph,
- blowup,
- blueprint,
- candid photograph,
- carnelian,
- cellophane,
- Celluloid,
- chalcedony,
- cheesecake,
- chiffon,
- chronophotograph,
- chrysolite,
- citrine,
- clarity,
- clear-cutness,
- clearness,
- coherence,
- color photograph,
- color print,
- connectedness,
- consistency,
- contact printing,
- crystal,
- crystallinity,
- cyanotype,
- definition,
- diamond,
- diaphane,
- diapositive,
- directness,
- distinctness,
- emerald,
- enlargement,
- explicitness,
- glossy,
- gossamer,
- heliochrome,
- heliograph,
- hologram,
- hyaline,
- lantern slide,
- limpidity,
- lucidity,
- Lucite,
- matte,
- mica,
- microcopy,
- microprint,
- montage,
- moonstone,
- morganite,
- mug,
- mug shot,
- onionskin,
- pellucidity,
- Perspex,
- perspicuity,
- photo,
- photobiography,
- photochronograph,
- photocopy,
- photograph,
- photogravure,
- photomap,
- photomicrograph,
- photomontage,
- photomural,
- Photostat,
- photostatic copy,
- picture,
- pinup,
- plain English,
- plain speech,
- plain style,
- plainness,
- Plexiglas,
- portrait,
- positive,
- print,
- projection printing,
- quartz,
- semi-matte,
- sheers,
- shot,
- simplicity,
- slide,
- snap,
- snapshot,
- still,
- still photograph,
- straightforwardness,
- structure,
- Telephoto,
- telephotograph,
- tissue,
- tissue paper,
- transparent things,
- transpicuity,
- unadorned style,
- unambiguousness,
- unequivocalness,
- unmistakableness,
- veil,
- voile,
- water,
- window,
- Wirephoto,
- Xerox,
- Xerox copy