color transparency

noun

1. a positive color image photographically produced on transparent film or glass and viewed by transmitted light, usually by projection.

Word History and Origins

Origin of color transparency¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

How electrons move through a lattice, hopping from atom to atom, determines many of a solid's properties, such as its color, transparency, and ability to conduct heat and electricity.

From Scientific American

Longtime mineral collector Peter Megaw said the global market for high-end crystals has increasingly come to resemble fine art, with scarcity driving demand for spectacular and unique pieces, and more attention being paid not just to size but also attributes such as color, transparency and flawlessness.

From Los Angeles Times

We were still instructed to shoot a color assignment with the large format Speed Graphic, which produced a 4- by 5-inch color transparency.

From Seattle Times

“The piece is a triangular structure, two sides are two-way mirrors and the front side is a color transparency superimposed on the glass,” said the artist in an interview with Brooklyn Rail.

From Forbes

He aims to make it as costly to shed a lover as a spouse Gazing down from the ceiling of the art-and antique-filled office in Los Angeles' Century City is an oversized, backlighted color transparency of a Botticelli Venus.

From Time Magazine Archive