transparent
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3.2
- adjective
- /trænsˈpɛrənt/
:
transparente
- The embryo, now at a two-cell stage, appeared transparent in the crystal-clear culture medium.
- opaque and transparent
- become transparent
- transparent plastic
It was like it was transparent, colorless.
- It was like it was transparent, colorless.
- They really range from transparent up to kind of matte colours.
- Instead, light just passes through them, so they are really transparent and not dark.
- My chest becomes transparent and I throw my head back.
Examples
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The windows are transparent to visible light.
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Perhaps it was only a piece of transparent glass.
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Or learn what makes glass transparent with this one.
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You can see how transparent it is, how light it is.
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A system of mirrors created the illusion that this table was transparent from all sides.
Academic text (1991) -
A white house with great glass windows surrounded by trees becomes almost transparent when the sun shines.
Academic text (1997) -
The street of the heavenly city is "pure gold, as it were transparent glass."
Academic text (1997) -
It feels like plastic, it's transparent, it is quite resistant.
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The transparent window allowed me to see the beautiful garden outside.
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She wore a transparent raincoat that let the sunlight shine through.
Synonyms
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1.0
Free from things that block sight or movement
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3.9
Thin material that lets you see what is behind it
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4.0
Very thin and almost see-through, like light fabric
5
6.3
Very clear and see-through so you can see fine details
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3.1
Completely see-through so you can easily see inside
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9.6
Very light, delicate material that is almost transparent
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7.4
Very clear and easy to see through like clean water
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4.8
Clear like water or glass so you can see through it
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9.9
Very clear water or glass that lets you see objects behind it
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9.9
Clear and see-through like glass
Antonyms
Compounds
How Transparent
Surface Forms
Morphology
transparent = trans + par + ent
The meaning is the literal compositional sense (through/allowing to show/appear), so learners can derive 'allowing light to pass through' from the parts.
Etymology
Transparent comes from Latin parts trans- 'across' and parere 'to show', so it means 'to show across'. That's why a transparent object lets light pass and you can see what is behind it.