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Etymology
From ML. transparentis|transp�rentis (genitive singular of transparens|transp�rens, present participle of transpareo|transp�re�)

Pronunciation
IPA|/træns�pær�nt/
audio|en-us-transparent.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. context|of a material or object see-through|See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.

#: The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped wastes there.
#* 1897, w:H. G. Wells|H. G. Wells, s:The Invisible Man|The Invisible Man, chapter 19,
#*: "You make the glass invisible by putting it into a liquid of nearly the same refractive index; a transparent thing becomes invisible if it is put in any medium of almost the same refractive index."

1. context|of a system or organization open|Open, public; having the property that theory|theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reduce|reducing the chance of corruption.
2. obvious|Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

#: His reasons for the decision were transparent.

Usage notes
sense|see-through, clear The term term|translucent is similar in meaning, but describes a material or object that diffuses light as it passes through. Looking through a transparent substance (such as a window), one can recognize objects on the other side. Looking through a translucent substance (such as frosted glass), one cannot see objects clearly, only light and shadow.

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ttbc|Albanian: tejdukshëm
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|ش�ا�|ش���ا� (sháffaf), ARchar|��ا�|����ا� (háffaf)
ttbc|Azerbaijani: ��ffaf
ttbc|Bosnian: providan#Bosnian|providan
ttbc|Bulgarian: п�оз�а�ен (prozra�en)
ttbc|Catalan: transparent
ttbc|Chinese: �� (tòu gu�ng)
ttbc|Croatian: providan#Croatian|providan
ttbc|Czech: z�ejmý m (3), z�etelný
ttbc|Dutch: transparant, doorzichtig
ttbc|Esperanto: malka�ema
ttbc|Estonian: läbipaistev
ttbc|French: #French|transparent
ttbc|Georgian: ����������� (gam�virvale)
ttbc|Greek: δια�ανή� (diaphan�s)
ttbc|Gujarati: પારદર�શ� (p�rdaršak)
ttbc|Hindi: निर�मल (nirmala), स�व��� (sva��a), पारदर�श� (p�rdaršī), प�र�ाशब�दा (prak�š�bed�)
ttbc|Hungarian: nyílt
ttbc|Indonesian: transparan
ttbc|Irish: trédhearcach
ttbc|Italian: trasparente
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ttbc|Korean: ��� (tumyeonghan)
ttbc|Latvian: caurspīdīgs
ttbc|Lithuanian: skaidrus
ttbc|Mongolian: ��нгалаг (tungalag)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|ش�ا�
ttbc|Polish: przezroczysty
ttbc|Portuguese: transparente
ttbc|Romanian: transparent
ttbc|Serbian:

ttbc|Slovak: �istý
ttbc|Spanish: transparente
ttbc|Swahili: anga
ttbc|Swedish: genomskinlig
ttbc|Tagalog: nanganganinag
ttbc|Telugu: పారదర�శ�మ�న (paaradarSakamaina)
ttbc|Thai: THchar|�ี�มอ���า������าย ( têe mong pàan dâai ngâai)
ttbc|Turkish: �effaf
ttbc|Ukrainian: п�озо�ий (prozóryj)''
ttbc|Uyghur: süzük
ttbc|Vietnamese: trong su�t
ttbc|Welsh: tryloyw
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Danish

Adjective
transparent

1. #English|transparent

Noun
transparent c

1. banner
2. transparency (a photographic slide)

Category:Danish adjectives

French

Etymology
From ML. transparens.

Pronunciation
IPA|/t���s.pa.���/

Adjective
transparent

1. #English|transparent

Category:French adjectives

German

Adjective
transparent

1. Transparent#English|transparent

Category:German adjectives

Norwegian

Adjective
no-adj-2

1. tranparent (quality of a material)

Synonyms
gjennomsiktig

Noun
no-noun-m1 or,<br>
no-noun-n3

1. banner

Synonyms
banner

Polish

Pronunciation
IPA|/tran�spar�nt/

Noun
transparent (plural transparenty, genitive sg transparentu, locative sg transparencie)

1. banner

Category:Polish nouns

de:transparent
el:transparent
fa:transparent
fr:transparent
io:transparent
id:transparent
it:transparent
hu:transparent
pl:transparent
pt:transparent
ru:transparent
simple:transparent
fi:transparent
sv:transparent
ta:transparent
te:transparent
vi:transparent
tr:transparent
zh:transparent

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