Meaning of transparent in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

adjective

• (of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.

  Example: The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there.

• (of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.

• Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

  Example: His reasons for the decision were transparent.

• Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.

• Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.