transparency

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
    the quality of being clear and transparent
    picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

Word Origin

transparency (n.)
1610s, "condition of being transparent," from Medieval Latin transparentia, from transparentem (see transparent). Meaning "that which is transparent" is from 1590s; of pictures, prints, etc., from 1785; in photography from 1866. Related: Transparence.

Example

1. Multilateral institutions could help identify ways to improve transparency .
2. Trust is always more important than authenticity and transparency .
3. Transparency and accountability are institutionalized .
4. The increased transparency is helping .
5. Price transparency is a double-edged sword .

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