TRANSPARENCY

foil, transparency

(noun) picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

transparency, transparence, transparentness

(noun) the quality of being clear and transparent

transparency, transparence

(noun) permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

transparency (countable and uncountable, plural transparencies)

(uncountable) The quality of being transparent; transparence.

(uncountable) Openness; accessibility to scrutiny.

(countable, photography) A translucent film-like material with an image imprinted on it, viewable by shining light through it.

(countable) A transparent object.

(signal processing) Sufficient accuracy to make the compressed result perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.

Source: Wiktionary

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Trans*par"en*cy, n.; pl. Transparencies. Etym: [Cf. F. transparence.]

1. The quality or condition of being transparent; transparence.

2. That which is transparent; especially, a picture painted on thin cloth or glass, or impressed on porcelain, or the like, to be viewed by natural or artificial light, which shines through it. Fairholt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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