transparency

Universal Words noun (plural transparencies) 1 [C] a picture printed on a piece of photographic film, usually in a frame, that can be shown on a screen by shining light through the film SYNSLIDE: an overhead transparency (= used with an OVERHEADPROJECTOR) 2 [U] the quality of sth, such as glass, that allows you to see through it 3 [U] the quality of sth, such as an excuse or a lie, that allows sb to see the truth easily: They were shocked by the transparency of his lies. 4 [U] the quality of sth, such as a situation or an argument, that makes it easy to understand: a need for greater transparency in legal documents