HOW TO PRONOUNCE
transparency
/tɹænˈspɛɹənsi/
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Stress “par,” the second syllable.
Keep the s before p unvoiced. Make the second vowel strongest, then finish with two lighter beats, ending in the ee sound.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The statement emphasizes transparency.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does transparency mean?
noun
- The quality of being transparent.
- Openness; accessibility to scrutiny.
- A transparent artwork, viewable by shining light through it.
More meanings (3)
noun
- A translucent film-like material with an image imprinted on it, viewable by shining light through it.
- Something transparent.
- Sufficient accuracy to make the compressed result perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
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IPA pronunciation
/tɹænˈspɛɹənsi/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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For once more he saw before his mind’s eye, as clear as a transparency, the strange clauses of the will.
The solar rays seemed to be extinguished by successive gradations, until its vague transparency became nothing more than drowned light.
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The increased brilliancy of the moon and stars at this elevation, owing to the perfect transparency of the atmosphere, was very remarkable.
The transparency and ingenuousness, in a way, of that delusion, the airy tone, the hint of already growing pride, were perfectly delicious.
His body was emaciated, his hands were thin to transparency, his voice was sometimes inarticulate, and he could hardly walk without support.