different between transparent vs scrim

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tr?nsp?r?ns, tr?nsp?r?ntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpare?, from Latin trans + pare?. Displaced native Old English þurhs?ene.

Pronunciation

• (General American)
  • (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /t?æn(t)s?pæ??nt/, /t?ænz-/
  • (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /t?æn(t)s?p???nt/, /t?ænz-/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t?æn(t)s?pæ??nt/, /t?ænz?pæ??nt/

Adjective

transparent (comparative more transparent, superlative most transparent)

1. (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.

   The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there.

   • 1897, H. G. Wells, The Invisible Man, chapter 19,

     "You make the glass invisible by putting it into a liquid of nearly the same refractive index; a transparent thing becomes invisible if it is put in any medium of almost the same refractive index."

2. (of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
3. Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

   His reasons for the decision were transparent.

4. (signal processing) Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
5. (computing) Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.
   • 2003, Rolf Oppliger, Security Technologies for the World Wide Web (page 34)

     In order to make that transparent to the user, browsers usually cache the usernames and passwords and retransmit them automatically each time they contact the server.

Usage notes

• (see-through, clear): The term translucent is similar in meaning, but describes a material or object that diffuses light as it passes through. Looking through a transparent substance (such as a window), one can recognize objects on the other side. Looking through a translucent substance (such as frosted glass), one cannot see objects clearly, only light and shadow.

Synonyms

• (see-through, clear): see-through, diaphanous, clear, crystalline, limpid
• (obvious): apparent, clear, obvious

Antonyms

• (see-through, clear): opaque
• (obvious): obscure, opaque
• nontransparent
• non-transparent

Coordinate terms

• translucent

Derived terms

• transparently

Related terms

• transparency
• transparently
• transparentness

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tr?nsp?r?ns, tr?nsp?r?ntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpare?, from Latin trans + pare?.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /t??ns.p???ent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /t??ns.p???en/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /t?ans.pa??ent/
• Rhymes: -ent

Adjective

transparent (masculine and feminine plural transparents)

1. transparent

   Antonym: opac

Derived terms

• transparentment

Related terms

• transparència

Further reading

• “transparent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “transparent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “transparent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “transparent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Noun

transparent m

1. banner or placard

Danish

Adjective

transparent

1. transparent

Noun

transparent c or n (singular definite transparenten or transparentet, plural indefinite transparenter)

1. banner
2. transparency, overhead

Synonyms

• (banner): banner n
• (transparency): overhead c

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tr?nsp?r?ns, tr?nsp?r?ntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpare?, from Latin trans + pare?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t???s.pa.???/

Adjective

transparent (feminine singular transparente, masculine plural transparents, feminine plural transparentes)

1. transparent; see-through

   Le verre est transparent.

   The glass is transparent.

2. translucid; allowing light to pass through

   Le voile est transparent.

   The veil is translucid.

3. clear

   un ciel transparent — a clear sky

   une lumière transparente — a clear light

4. transparent, easy to understand, unambiguous

   une allusion transparente — an unambiguous allusion

5. unnoticed; invisible

   J'étais transparent à ses regards.

   I was invisible to him/her.

6. (figuratively) transparent; not hiding anything

   Notre comptabilité est transparente.

   Our accounting is transparent.

7. (linguistics) having the same meaning in several languages

   un mot transparent — an international word

Antonyms

• (linguistics): faux-ami

Related terms

• transparence

Noun

transparent m (plural transparents)

1. paper having ruled lines put underneath a white sheet of paper in order to write straight

   Cet enfant ne saurait écrire sans transparent.

2. (obsolete) screen lit from behind (now: enseigne lumineuse)

   Le soir, cette boutique avait pour enseigne un magnifique transparent.

3. plastic film used to show images with an overhead

   La présentation était trop rapide. J'ai à peine eu le temps de recopier les transparents.

References

• “transparent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

• “transparent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

18th century, from French transparent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?anspa???nt/

Adjective

transparent (comparative transparenter, superlative am transparentesten)

1. translucent (allowing light to pass through)

   Synonym: lichtdurchlässig

2. (less common) fully transparent; see-through

   Synonym: durchsichtig

3. (figuratively) transparent

   Synonyms: durchschaubar, nachvollziehbar

Declension

Derived terms

• Transparent
• Transparentpapier
• Transparenz

Further reading

• “transparent” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

tr?nsp?rent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of tr?nsp?re?

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere

Adjective

transparent (indefinite singular transparent, definite singular and plural transparente, comparative mer transparent, superlative mest transparent)

1. transparent (quality of a material)

Synonyms

• gjennomsiktig

Noun

transparent m (definite singular transparenten, indefinite plural transparenter, definite plural transparentene)
transparent n (definite singular transparentet, indefinite plural transparent or transparenter, definite plural transparenta or transparentene)

1. a banner
2. a transparency (for use with a projector)

Synonyms

• (banner): banner

References

• “transparent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere

Adjective

transparent (indefinite singular transparent, definite singular and plural transparente)

1. transparent (quality of a material)

   Synonyms: gjennomsiktig, gjennomsynleg

Noun

transparent m (definite singular transparenten, indefinite plural transparentar, definite plural transparentane)

1. a banner

   Synonym: banner

2. a transparency (for use with a projector)
3. a White Transparent cultivar of apple

Usage notes

• (banner; transparency): In these senses, this noun was considered grammatically neuter prior to a 2018 spelling decision.

References

• “transparent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From French transparent, from Medieval Latin tr?nsp?r?ns, present participle of transpare?, from Latin trans + pare?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tran?spa.r?nt/

Noun

transparent m inan

1. banner

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French transparent, Medieval Latin tr?nsp?r?ns, tr?nsp?r?ntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpare?, from Latin trans + pare?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tran.spa?rent/

Adjective

transparent m or n (feminine singular transparent?, masculine plural transparen?i, feminine and neuter plural transparente)

1. transparent

Declension

Related terms

• transparen??
• transp?rea

See also

• translucid
• str?veziu
• clar
• limpede

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sk??m/
• Rhymes: -?m

Etymology 1

Attested since the end of the 18th century. Origin unknown.

In one of the earliest mentions, "The Statistical Account of Scotland", 1793, by John Sinclair, page 593, we read in a paragraph devoted to weavers: "Besides these, they are now much employed in working a thin kind of coarse linen called Silesias, vulgarly Scrims, whereof each piece is 27 or 30 inches broad".

Noun

scrim (countable and uncountable, plural scrims)

1. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,.
2. A large military scarf, usually camouflage coloured and used for concealment when not used as a scarf.
3. A woven, nonwoven or knitted fabric composed of continuous strands of material used for reinforcing or strengthening membranes.
4. (theater) A theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted.
5. (photography) A sheet of gauze etc. used to reduce the intensity of light.
6. Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.

Translations

Verb

scrim (third-person singular simple present scrims, present participle scrimming, simple past and past participle scrimmed)

1. (photography) To use a scrim.

Etymology 2

From scrimmage.

Noun

scrim (plural scrims)

1. (online gaming) A practice match between one or more organized teams usually in preparation for a more competitive format, such as a tournament.
   • 2016, Blog of Legends, "The Gap hasn’t closed: Comparing the LCS and LCK at Worlds":

     As a team, the players decided to focus less on streaming (a major source of income) and more on in-house scrims, VOD review and practice, hoping to become a better team.

Verb

scrim (third-person singular simple present scrims, present participle scrimming, simple past and past participle scrimmed)

1. (online gaming) To participate in a scrim.
   • 2016, The Inquirer, "The EE Blog: EternalEnvy Accuses Former Team, Team Secret, of Delayed Payments and Monetary Indiscretion":

     Accusations of him drinking instead of scrimming with the team, not attending practices at all and playing guitar instead of scrimming surfaced.

Anagrams

• CMIRs, Crims, crims