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Transparent

transparent
- early 15c., from M.L. transparentem (nom. transparens), prp. of transparere "show light through," from L. trans- "through" + parere "come in sight, appear." Figurative sense of "easily seen through" is first attested 1592.
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1.
  ~ adj 1 something that is transparent allows light to pass through it, so that you can see the things through it  (Plain glass is transparent. | a transparent silk blouse)  (- compare opaque, translucent) 2 a lie, excuse etc that is transparent does not deceive people 3 formal speech or writing that is transparent is clear and easy to understand - transparently adv ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
  1. If an object or substance is transparent, you can see through it. ...a sheet of transparent coloured plastic... ADJ 2. If a situation, system, or activity is transparent, it is easily understood or recognized. The company has to make its accounts and operations as transparent as possible. ADJ • transparently The system was clearly not functioning smoothly or transparently... ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj 3. You use transparent to describe a statement or action that is obviously dishonest or wrong, and that you think will not deceive people. He thought he could fool people with transparent deceptions. ADJ • transparently To force this agreement on the nation is transparently wrong... ADV: ADV adj ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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   adjective  Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin ~-, transparens, present participle of transparere to show through, from Latin trans- + parere to show oneself  Date: 15th century  1.  a.  (1) having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly ; pellucid  (2) allowing the passage of a specified form of radiation (as X-rays or ultraviolet light)  b. fine or sheer enough to be seen through ; diaphanous  2.  a. free from pretense or deceit ; frank  b. easily detected or seen through ; obvious  c. readily understood  d. characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business practices  Synonyms: see clear  • ~ly adverb  • ~ness noun ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  adj. 1 allowing light to pass through so that bodies can be distinctly seen (cf. TRANSLUCENT). 2 a (of a disguise, pretext, etc.) easily seen through. b (of a motive, quality, etc.) easily discerned; evident; obvious. 3 (of a person etc.) easily understood; frank; open. 4 Physics transmitting heat or other electromagnetic rays without distortion. Derivatives transparently adv. transparentness n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. med.L transparens f. L transparere shine through (as TRANS-, parere appear) ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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  1) прозрачный 2) просвечивающий 3) светопроницаемый 4) сквозной 5) транспарантный transparent to radio-frequency emissions — электр. радиопрозрачный - transparent bulb - transparent container - transparent film - transparent glass - transparent glaze - transparent material - transparent to ...
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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  1. прозрачный, просвечивающий transparent glass —- прозрачное стекло transparent colour —- прозрачная краска; бесцветный лак transparent silk —- прозрачный шелк her skin was so thin as to look almost transparent —- кожа у нее была такая тонкая, что казалась почти прозрачной 2. проницаемый 3. явный, очевидный transparent lie —- явная ложь a man of transparent honesty —- явно честный человек transparent pretence —- прозрачная отговорка 4. откровенный transparent answer —- откровенный ответ 5. открытый, честный the child's transparent countenance —- открытое лицо ребенка 6. ясный, понятный a writer with a transparent style —- писатель, обладающий ясным стилем 7. неглубокий, несложный transparent writings —- неглубокие сочинения 8. уст. пронизывающий (о лучах солнца и т. п.) ...
Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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  adj.  1) прозрачный, просвечивающий  2) ясный, понятный; очевидный, явный  3) откровенный Syn: clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid Ant: foggy, obscure, vague ...
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