transparency
part of speech
noun (transparency — uncountable; a transparency, transparencies)
meaning for a pupil
1) Transparency is being see-through, letting light pass so you can see clearly through, like glass or clean water. tree →
2) Transparency means being open and honest so that people can see what is happening and why: transparency in government or in a company. tree →
3) (old) A transparency is a clear plastic sheet with words or pictures on it, shown with an overhead projector, or a photographic slide. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons pupils sort materials as transparent (glass), translucent (tracing paper) and opaque (wood). In citizenship and news, transparency means leaders explain decisions and spending openly, which helps trust. In computing and AI, transparency means you can see how a decision was made. Phrases: "transparency of glass", "lack of transparency", "for transparency".
examples
- We tested the transparency of different materials with a torch. tree →
- Clean water has great transparency. tree →
- Voters want transparency about how taxes are spent. tree →
- The club showed transparency by sharing its accounts. tree →
- The teacher put a transparency on the old overhead projector. tree →
- Transparency means people can check a decision is fair. tree →
- Ice loses its transparency when it has lots of air bubbles. tree →
note
Plural: transparencies (for the plastic sheets). Adjective: transparent; adverb: transparently. Transparent (clear) is different from translucent (light passes but you cannot see clearly).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «transparency» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.