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transparency

noun (SEE THROUGH)
 
 
/trænˈspær.ən.si/ US  /-ˈsper-/

Definition

[U] the characteristic of being easy to see through: The old-fashioned type of plastic lacked transparency.Transparent [C] specialized a photograph or picture printed on plastic that you can see on a screen by shining a light through itOptics, microscopy and lasersEyesight, glasses and lenses
(Definition of transparency noun (SEE THROUGH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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