transparency
transparency Lexical Profile
transparency Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The condition or quality of functioning in an open, honest, and accountable manner without hidden agendas or secrecy.
"Voters demanded greater financial transparency from the municipal government before approving the new tax levy."
The physical property of allowing light to pass through a material so that objects behind it can be distinctly seen.
"The exceptional transparency of the alpine lake allowed researchers to observe trout swimming twenty feet below the surface."
A positive photograph or printed graphic on a clear plastic or glass sheet, viewed by shining light through it using a projector.
"Before digital slide decks became standard, professors often illustrated lectures using hand-drawn transparencies on an overhead projector."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 16th century from Medieval Latin transparentia, derived from Latin transparere ('to show through'), combining trans- ('across, through') and parere ('to come in sight, appear').