Transparent
adjective
Something you can see through.
The glass window is transparent.
Often appears as...
- transparent glass
- transparent film
adjective
Something understandable with no secrets or hidden meanings.
Their intentions were transparent.
Often appears as...
- transparent intentions
- transparent process
adjective
In the field of computing, it refers to a process or function that works without the user noticing.
The data encryption process should be transparent to the user.
Often appears as...
- transparent process
- transparent operation
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Something you can see through.
The glass window is transparent.
Often appears as...
- transparent glass
- transparent film
adjective
Something understandable with no secrets or hidden meanings.
Their intentions were transparent.
Often appears as...
- transparent intentions
- transparent process
adjective
In the field of computing, it refers to a process or function that works without the user noticing.
The data encryption process should be transparent to the user.
Often appears as...
- transparent process
- transparent operation
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Clarity
Refer to objects that allow light to pass, making items behind visible.
The transparent bottle revealed the clear liquid inside.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Invisible
"Transparent" means you can see through it, but it doesn't mean the object is invisible itself.
The curtains were transparent, displaying the silhouette of a tree outside.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe a clear and obvious truth.
The child's lie was as transparent as glass.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Clarity
Refer to objects that allow light to pass, making items behind visible.
The transparent bottle revealed the clear liquid inside.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Invisible
"Transparent" means you can see through it, but it doesn't mean the object is invisible itself.
The curtains were transparent, displaying the silhouette of a tree outside.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe a clear and obvious truth.
The child's lie was as transparent as glass.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Clarity
Refer to objects that allow light to pass, making items behind visible.
The transparent bottle revealed the clear liquid inside.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Invisible
"Transparent" means you can see through it, but it doesn't mean the object is invisible itself.
The curtains were transparent, displaying the silhouette of a tree outside.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe a clear and obvious truth.
The child's lie was as transparent as glass.
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Video examples
What if 3D printing was...
Now, the key is that this window in the bottom of this reservoir, it's a composite, it's a very special window. It's not only transparent to light but it's permeable to oxygen. It's got characteristics like a contact lens. So we can see how the process works. You can start to see that as you lower a stage in there,
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Why do we have to wear...
because their ability to absorb the Sun diminishes. Generally, these are more transparent when rubbed on the skin, but some people develop allergric reactions to some of the chemicals. Regardless of the type of sunscreen, all are subjected to testing to determine their sunburn protection factor,
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Why is glass transparent?...
which is why you can't get a suntan through glass. This amazing property of being both solid and transparent has given glass many uses throughout the centuries. From windows that let in light while keeping out the elements, to lenses that allow us to see both the vast worlds beyond our planet,
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Beware online "filter...
a sense of the public life, a sense of civic responsibility. We need you to make sure that they're transparent enough that we can see what the rules are that determine what gets through our filters. And we need you to give us some control so that we can decide
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What's Hiding in the...
searchlights i'm sitting beside the pilot in the transparent bubble in the middle and the whole craft is massively strengthened to withstand the huge pressures of the depths as we go down it gets darker and darker the water is thick with small floating
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
It's transparent with blogs and social networks broadcasting the buzz of a whole new generation of people that have made a choice to live their lives in public. It's a much more noisy world. So one challenge we have is to remember,
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How do glasses help us...
Today, glasses can help millions of people with poor vision due to uncorrected refractive errors. The key to understanding what that means lies with the term refraction, the ability of a transparent medium, like glass, water,
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Testing the Mona Lisa PIPE...
curators who organized the testing the models seem to be enveloped by a transparent gauze like veil I could observe that there was girls on the left arm that will also goes on the right arm and the mother seems to be totally
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How to rebuild the world...
strong and also chemically unreactive and also perfectly transparent and this substance is blass scientists like myself need glass to build the tools to investigate the natural world around us
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How to build a company...
So what's the problem with being radically truthful and radically transparent with each other? People say it's emotionally difficult. Critics say it's a formula for a brutal work environment.
Video examples
What if 3D printing was...
Now, the key is that this window in the bottom of this reservoir, it's a composite, it's a very special window. It's not only transparent to light but it's permeable to oxygen. It's got characteristics like a contact lens. So we can see how the process works. You can start to see that as you lower a stage in there,
Video examples
Why do we have to wear...
because their ability to absorb the Sun diminishes. Generally, these are more transparent when rubbed on the skin, but some people develop allergric reactions to some of the chemicals. Regardless of the type of sunscreen, all are subjected to testing to determine their sunburn protection factor,
Video examples
Why is glass transparent?...
which is why you can't get a suntan through glass. This amazing property of being both solid and transparent has given glass many uses throughout the centuries. From windows that let in light while keeping out the elements, to lenses that allow us to see both the vast worlds beyond our planet,
Video examples
Beware online "filter...
a sense of the public life, a sense of civic responsibility. We need you to make sure that they're transparent enough that we can see what the rules are that determine what gets through our filters. And we need you to give us some control so that we can decide
Video examples
What's Hiding in the...
searchlights i'm sitting beside the pilot in the transparent bubble in the middle and the whole craft is massively strengthened to withstand the huge pressures of the depths as we go down it gets darker and darker the water is thick with small floating
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
It's transparent with blogs and social networks broadcasting the buzz of a whole new generation of people that have made a choice to live their lives in public. It's a much more noisy world. So one challenge we have is to remember,
Video examples
How do glasses help us...
Today, glasses can help millions of people with poor vision due to uncorrected refractive errors. The key to understanding what that means lies with the term refraction, the ability of a transparent medium, like glass, water,
Video examples
Testing the Mona Lisa PIPE...
curators who organized the testing the models seem to be enveloped by a transparent gauze like veil I could observe that there was girls on the left arm that will also goes on the right arm and the mother seems to be totally
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
strong and also chemically unreactive and also perfectly transparent and this substance is blass scientists like myself need glass to build the tools to investigate the natural world around us
Video examples
How to build a company...
So what's the problem with being radically truthful and radically transparent with each other? People say it's emotionally difficult. Critics say it's a formula for a brutal work environment.
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Shakira
Musician
It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.
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George Villiers
English Politician
Make my breast transparent as pure crystal, that the world, jealous of me, may see the foulest thought my heart does hold.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
By giving people the power to share, we're making the world more transparent.
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Trace Lysette
American Actress
It's important to be transparent, to remove secrecy from issues of equality.
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Julian Nagelsmann
German Coach
I think it's important to be completely transparent with the players.
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Simone de Beauvoir
French Writer
I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.
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Tech N9ne
American Musician
I'm inside out. I'm transparent. I'm open for the world to see.
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Bozoma Saint John
American Businesswoman
I'm a woman. I'm black. I am passionate. I am transparent.
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Guler Sabanci
Turkish Businesswoman
We're in a 21st century, transparent and connected world.
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Chris Grayling
British Politician
We are world leaders in open and transparent government.
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Shakira
Musician
It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.
Quote examples
George Villiers
English Politician
Make my breast transparent as pure crystal, that the world, jealous of me, may see the foulest thought my heart does hold.
Quote examples
Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
By giving people the power to share, we're making the world more transparent.
Quote examples
Trace Lysette
American Actress
It's important to be transparent, to remove secrecy from issues of equality.
Quote examples
Julian Nagelsmann
German Coach
I think it's important to be completely transparent with the players.
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Simone de Beauvoir
French Writer
I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.
Quote examples
Tech N9ne
American Musician
I'm inside out. I'm transparent. I'm open for the world to see.
Quote examples
Bozoma Saint John
American Businesswoman
I'm a woman. I'm black. I am passionate. I am transparent.
Quote examples
Guler Sabanci
Turkish Businesswoman
We're in a 21st century, transparent and connected world.
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Chris Grayling
British Politician
We are world leaders in open and transparent government.
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