transparent

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans- + pareō.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɹæn(t)sˈpɛɹənt/, /tɹænz-/, /-ˈpæɹənt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɹæn(t)sˈpæɹənt/, /tɹænzˈpæɹənt/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

transparent (comparative more transparent, superlative most transparent)

1. (of a material or object) 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 waste there.

   • 1897, H. G. Wells, 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."

2. (of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
3. Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

   His reasons for the decision were transparent.

4. (signal processing) Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans- + pareō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ent

Adjective

transparent (masculine and feminine plural transparents)

1. transparent

Noun

transparent m

1. banner or placard

Adjective

transparent

1. transparent

Noun

transparent c, n (singular definite transparenten or transparentet, plural indefinite transparenter)

1. banner
2. transparency, overhead

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans- + pareō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɑ̃s.pa.ʁɑ̃/

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Adjective

transparent (feminine singular transparente, masculine plural transparents, feminine plural transparentes)

1. transparent; see-through

   Le verre est transparent.

2. clear

   Un ciel (air, lumière, etc.) transparent.

3. transparent, easy to understand

   une allusion transparente.

4. unnoticed

   j'étais transparent à ses regards.

5. (figuratively) transparent; not hiding anything

   Notre comptabilité est transparente.

6. (linguistics) having the same meaning in several languages

   un mot transparent.

Noun

transparent m (plural transparents)

1. paper having ruled lines put underneath a white sheet of paper in order to write straight

   Cet enfant ne saurait écrire sans transparent.

2. (obsolete) screen lit from behind (now: enseigne lumineuse)

   Le soir, cette boutique avait pour enseigne un magnifique transparent.

3. plastic film used to show images with an overhead

   La présentation était trop rapide. J'ai à peine eu le temps de recopier les transparents.

References

• “transparent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

• “transparent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

transparent (comparative transparenter, superlative am transparentesten)

1. transparent

Further reading

• transparent in Duden online

Verb

trānspārent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of trānspāreō

Etymology

From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere

Adjective

transparent (indefinite singular transparent, definite singular and plural transparente, comparative mer transparent, superlative mest transparent)

1. transparent (quality of a material)

Noun

transparent m (definite singular transparenten, indefinite plural transparenter, definite plural transparentene)
transparent n (definite singular transparentet, indefinite plural transparent or transparenter, definite plural transparenta or transparentene)

1. a banner
2. a transparency (for use with a projector)

References

• “transparent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere

Adjective

transparent (indefinite singular transparent, definite singular and plural transparente, comparative meir transparent, superlative mest transparent)

1. transparent (quality of a material)

Noun

transparent m (definite singular transparenten, indefinite plural transparentar, definite plural transparentane)
transparent n (definite singular transparentet, indefinite plural transparent, definite plural transparenta)

1. a banner
2. a transparency (for use with a projector)

References

• “transparent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trãsˈparɛnt/

• Audio

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Noun

transparent m inan

1. banner

Etymology

Borrowed from French transparent, Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans- + pareō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtran.spaˈrent/

Adjective

transparent m, n (feminine singular transparentă, masculine plural transparenți, feminine and neuter plural transparente)

1. transparent