transparency

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Openness and honesty that allows others to see how things are done.

   Voters demanded greater transparency from the government.

2. 2
   noun

   The quality of being clear enough to see through.

   The transparency of the water let us see the fish below.

3. 3
   noun

   A clear sheet with an image on it, shown by shining light through it.

   The teacher placed a transparency on the projector.

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārentia, equivalent to transparent + -cy.

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