Shining vs Transparent - What's the difference?
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Emitting light.
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, title= Reflecting light.
Having a high polish or sheen.
Having exceptional merit.
(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.
* 1897, , chapter 19,
(of a system or organization) Open]], public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby [[reduce, reducing the chance of corruption.
Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
Shining is a related term of transparent.
As nouns the difference between shining and transparent
is that shining is a bright emission of light; a gleam while transparent is banner.As an adjective shining
is emitting light.As a verb shining
is .shining
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage='Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining , and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.}}
Verb
(head)transparent
English
(wikipedia transparent)Adjective
(en adjective)- The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped wastes there.
- "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."
- His reasons for the decision were transparent .