transparency
1Transparency — may refer to:*Transparency (optics), the physical property of allowing the transmission of light through a materialLiteral uses: *Electromagnetically induced transparency, an effect in which a medium that is normally opaque at a particular… …
2Transparency — International Transparency International Contexte général Champs d action lutte contre la corruption Zone d in …
3Transparency — 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… …
4transparency — 1610s, “condition of being transparent,” from M.L. transparentia, from transparentem (see TRANSPARENT (Cf. transparent)). Meaning “that which is transparent” is from 1590s; of pictures, prints, etc., from 1785; in photography from 1866 …
5transparency — ► NOUN (pl. transparencies) 1) the condition of being transparent. 2) a positive transparent photograph printed on plastic or glass, and viewed using a slide projector …
6transparency — [trans per′ən sē, transpar′ən sē] n. 1. the quality or state of being transparent: also transparence 2. pl. transparencies something transparent; specif., a piece of transparent or translucent material, esp. a positive film or slide, having a… …
7transparency — The degree to which a market is characterised by prompt availability of accurate price and volume information which gives participants comfort that the market is fair. LIFFE * * * transparent trans‧par‧ent [trænˈspærənt, ˈspeər ǁ ˈspær , ˈsper ]… …
8Transparency — The extent to which investors have ready access to any required financial information about a company such as price levels, market depth and audited financial reports. Classically defined as when much is known by many , transparency is one of the …
9transparency — [[t]trænspæ̱rənsi, AM pe̱r [/t]] transparencies 1) N COUNT A transparency is a small piece of photographic film with a frame around it which can be projected onto a screen so that you can see the picture. Syn: slide 2) N UNCOUNT Transparency is… …
10Transparency — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Transparency >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 transparence transparence transparency Sgm: N 1 clarity clarity Sgm: N 1 translucence translucence translucency Sgm: N 1 diaphaneity diaphaneity Sgm: N 1 lucidity …
