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trans|par|en|cy /trænspæ rənsi, [AM ] -pe r-/ (transparencies )

1 N‑COUNT A transparency is a small piece of photographic film with a frame around it which can be projected onto a screen so that you can see the picture.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Transparency is the quality that an object or substance has when you can see through it. □ [+ of ] Cataracts is a condition that affects the transparency of the lenses.

3 N‑UNCOUNT The transparency of a process, situation, or statement is its quality of being easily understood or recognized, for example because there are no secrets connected with it, or because it is expressed in a clear way. □ [+ in ] The Chancellor emphasised his determination to promote openness and transparency in the Government's economic decision-making.

trans|par|ent /trænspæ rənt, [AM ] -pe r-/

1 ADJ If an object or substance is transparent , you can see through it. □  …a sheet of transparent coloured plastic.

2 ADJ If a situation, system, or activity is transparent , it is easily understood or recognized. □  The company has to make its accounts and operations as transparent as possible. ●  trans|par|ent|ly ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □  The system was clearly not functioning smoothly or transparently.

3 ADJ You use transparent to describe a statement or action that is obviously dishonest or wrong, and that you think will not deceive people. □  He thought he could fool people with transparent deceptions. ●  trans|par|ent|ly ADV [ADV adj] □  To force this agreement on the nation is transparently wrong.

tran|spi|ra|tion /trɑ nsp I re I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Transpiration is the evaporation of water from a plant's leaves, stem, or flowers. □  Plants release water through their leaves by transpiration.

tran|spire /trænspa I ə ^r / (transpires , transpiring , transpired )

1 VERB When it transpires that something is the case, people discover that it is the case. [FORMAL ] □ [V that] It transpired that Paolo had left his driving licence at home. □ [V ] As it transpired, the Labour government did not dare go against the pressures exerted by the City.

2 VERB When something transpires , it happens. Some speakers of English consider this use to be incorrect. □ [V ] Nothing is known as yet about what transpired at the meeting.

trans|plant (transplants , transplanting , transplanted ) The noun is pronounced /træ nsplɑːnt, -plænt/. The verb is pronounced /trænsplɑː nt, -plæ nt/. 1 N‑VAR A transplant is a medical operation in which a part of a person's body is replaced because it is diseased. □  He was recovering from a heart transplant operation. □  …the controversy over the sale of human organs for transplant.

2 VERB If doctors transplant an organ such as a heart or a kidney, they use it to replace a patient's diseased organ. □ [V n] The operation to transplant a kidney is now fairly routine. □ [V -ed] …transplanted organs such as hearts and kidneys. ●  trans|plan|ta|tion /træ nzplænte I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □  …a shortage of kidneys for transplantation.

3 VERB To transplant someone or something means to move them to a different place. □ [V n + from/to/into ] 15 years later I also transplanted myself to Scotland from England. □ [V n] Farmers will be able to seed it directly, rather than having to transplant seedlings.