transparency

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārentia. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈpæɹənsi/, /tɹænzˈpæɹənsi/ (General American, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈpæɹənsi/, /tɹænz-/ (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger, Canada) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈpɛɹənsi/, /tɹænz-/ Hyphenation: trans‧par‧en‧cy === Noun === transparency (countable and uncountable, plural transparencies) (uncountable) The quality of being transparent. Synonyms: (uncommon) transparence, (uncommon) transparentness (uncountable) Openness; accessibility to scrutiny. (countable, art) A transparent artwork, viewable by shining light through it. (countable, photography) A translucent film-like material with an image imprinted on it, viewable by shining light through it. (countable) Something transparent. (signal processing) Sufficient accuracy to make the compressed result perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====