transparency (redirected from transparencies)

transparency

(1) See location transparency.

(2) No noticeably changes (see transparent).

(2) The quality of being able to see through a material. A transparent area of image takes on the colors of the underlying background. The terms "transparent" and "translucent" are used synonymously but are not the same (see transparency for the difference).

(3) A film-based photographic negative or positive. Light is beamed through the film for display, scanning or processing.

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transparency

a positive photograph on a transparent base, usually mounted in a frame or between glass plates. It can be viewed by means of a slide projector

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transparency [tranz′par·ən·sē]

(graphic arts)

An image fixed on a clear base by means of a photographic, printing, chemical, or other process, especially adaptable for viewing by transmitted light.

(optics)

The ability of a substance to transmit light of different wavelengths, sometimes measured in percent of radiation which penetrates a distance of 1 meter.