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(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.
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The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there.
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(of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
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Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
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His reasons for the decision were transparent.
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Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
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Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.