It's a noun made from an adjective. An attribute is also a noun. But a 
noun can be part of an
"adjective phrase", i.e. "the depth *of transparency* ..." Here the noun 
"depth" is modified by
the adjectival prepositional phase which contains the noun 
"transparency". Languages are capable of
an almost infinite variety of such structures which gives them their power.

David


Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:40:23 +0100, Invisible wrote:
> 
>> But what the hell is "transparency"?
> 
> A noun.  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/transparency?jss=0
> 
> I would also think it's an adjective (as it defines an attribute of 
> objects), but I don't see that in the dictionary entries.
> 
> Jim

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