transparency
trans·pa·rency
noun
1.
permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
2.
the quality of being clear and transparent
3.
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārentia, equivalent to transparent + -cy.
Phrases
- overhead transparency
- referential transparency
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