transparency noun

/trænˈspær.ənt .si/

/-ˈsper-/ n

Definition

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[U] the characteristic of being easy to see through

The old-fashioned type of plastic lacked transparency.

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[C] specialized a photograph or picture printed on plastic which you can see on a screen by shining a light through it

(Definition of transparency noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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