| 1 |
[ adjective ] transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
Synonyms Examples "the cold crystalline water of melted snow" "crystal clear skies" "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool" "lucid air" "a pellucid brook" "transparent crystal" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The film consists_of a series of still , transparent photographs , or `` frames '' , 35 - mm. - wide . (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)Piddington and Minnett explained their observations by pointing_out that rocklike materials which are likely to make_up the surface of the moon would be partially transparent to radio_waves , although opaque to infrared_radiation . Related terms |
| 2 |
[ adjective ] so thin as to transmit light
Synonyms filmy gauzy gossamer see-through sheer vaporous cobwebby diaphanous Examples "a hat with a diaphanous veil" "filmy wings of a moth" "gauzy clouds of dandelion down" "gossamer cobwebs" "sheer silk stockings" "transparent chiffon" "vaporous silks" Used in print (Jay Williams, The Forger....)And girls could n't have dressed like that - it is n't transparent enough '' . Related terms |
| 3 | |
| 4 |
[ adjective ] easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)
Examples "a transparent explanation" "a transparent lie" Related terms |
| * |
|