tile vs transparency

tile

noun
  • A rectangular graphic. 

  • Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong. 

  • A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc. 

verb
  • To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people. 

  • To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated. 

  • To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface). 

  • To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique. 

  • To cover with tiles. 

transparency

noun
  • A transparent artwork, viewable by shining light through it. 

  • Sufficient accuracy to make the compressed result perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input. 

  • The quality of being transparent; transparence. 

  • A translucent film-like material with an image imprinted on it, viewable by shining light through it. 

  • A transparent object. 

  • Openness; accessibility to scrutiny. 

How often have the words tile and transparency occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )