Iridescent vs. Transparent

Iridescentadjective

(not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

Iridescentadjective

Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

Iridescentadjective

Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass. See iridescence.

Iridescentadjective

varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles;

Iridescentadjective

having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors;

Transparentadjective

(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.

Transparentadjective

(of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.

Transparentadjective

Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

Transparentadjective

(signal processing) Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.

Transparentadjective

Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; - opposed to opaque.

Transparentadjective

Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil.

Transparentadjective

transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity;

Transparentadjective

so thin as to transmit light;

Transparentadjective

free of deceit

Transparentadjective

easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety);