the.com/transparent
the art of being seen through, perfected by ghosts and corporate mission statements alike
means Letting light pass through so you can see what's on the other side — or, figuratively, being open and easy to see through, with nothing hidden.
from From Latin 'transparere,' literally 'to show through' — 'trans-' (across, through) plus 'parere' (to appear, come into view). It entered English through Medieval Latin 'transparens,' and for centuries was a strictly physical word about glass and water; the metaphorical sense of honest, undisguised people and institutions is a much later stretch of the same idea — you can see right through them.
- glass myth
- Glass blocks ultraviolet light despite looking perfectly clear
- living window
- Some deep-sea creatures are transparent to hide from predators
- word origin
- From Latin meaning to appear through
- invisible skin
- Glass frogs reveal their beating hearts through their bellies
- price of clarity
- Pure transparency requires removing nearly all impurities
gorilla glass — corning's chemically strengthened glass used in iphone and samsung screens since 2007
plexiglass — acrylic plastic sheet, shatterproof alternative to glass used in aquariums and aircraft windows
polycarbonate — transparent thermoplastic used in riot shields, bulletproof barriers, and protective equipment