0 the characteristic of being easy to see through: --
The old-fashioned type of plastic lacked transparency.
1 the quality of being done in an open way without secrets: --
We want more transparency in government.
3 a situation in which business and financial activities are done in an open way without secrets, so that people can trust that they are fair and honest: --
a lack/shortage of transparency Concerns have been raised about a lack of transparency regarding the company's healthcare and pension liabilities.
transparency in/on sth We need greater transparency in the market after last year's scandals.
more/greater/improved transparency Consumer groups are backing demands for more transparency in car-hire pricing.
Our goal is to make sure that union leaders operate with the utmost degree of transparency.
The Treasury suggested a greater role for independent auditors to increase transparency and accountability.
Using personal accounts to conduct city business reduces the transparency of the public process.
We need to strike balance between the need for transparency and respect for individual privacy.
4 a thin piece of clear plastic with writing or drawing on it that you can show on a wall or screen using an overhead projector: --
colour transparencies
Comparing equation (25) to equation (22), we see that the entire left side of equation (22) degrades the structural transparency.
We decided to study in vivo myelination in zebrafish because these organisms have proven to be extremely useful for imaging due to its transparency.
The second is fidelity of information and transparency to the critical information flows needed for effective policy making.
They use an expansion of the wave vectors in terms of the amplitudes, which, however, breaks down at the transition to transparency.
With this so-called 'one-string system', local governmental responsibility and transparency were combined with coordination and expertise.
The attributes of clinical guidelines, including validity, reproducibility, clarity, flexibility and transparency, are explained very clearly and in each case are related to their authority.
There were access doors and rear view transparencies on both sides.
Understanding how cues combine will aid in specifying the role of transparency in these phenomena and the nature of the mechanisms involved.
