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TRANSPARENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being clear and transparent
Synonyms:
transparence; transparency; transparentness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("transparence" is a kind of...):
clarity; clearness; uncloudedness (the quality of clear water)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transparence"):
limpidity; pellucidity; pellucidness (passing light without diffusion or distortion)
Derivation:
transparent (transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
Synonyms:
transparence; transparency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("transparence" is a kind of...):
physical phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)
Derivation:
transparent (transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity)
