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On Page One Fifty nine,  Sayadaw concludes the study of Rupa-kalapas with the elements of earth, water, fire, wind, color, odor, flavor, nutritive essence, life faculty, and sex-materiality (male/female characteristics).  Also they have been seen in transparent and opaque forms.

Here is another interesting note on 'transparent' by Sayadaw from here:

As you continue to develop concentration based upon the

four elements, and begin to approach access concentration

(upacàra-samàdhi),

you will see different kinds of light. For

some meditators the light begins as a smoke-like grey. If you

continue to discern the four elements in this grey light, it will

become whiter like cotton wool, and then bright white, like

clouds. At this point, your whole body will appear as a white

form. You should continue to concentrate on discerning the four

elements in the white form, and you will find it becomes trans

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parent like a block of ice or glass.

This transparent materiality is the five sensitivities

(pasàda)

and these we call ‘transparent-elements’. Of these five transparent-

elements, the body transparent-element

(kàya-pasàda)

is found

throughout the body. When at this stage the body transparent-

element, eye transparent-element, ear transparentelement, nose

transparent-element, and tongue transparent-element are seen

as a transparent lump or block. This is because you have not yet

removed the three kinds of compactness

(ghana).

If you continue to discern the four elements in that transparent

 lump or block, you will find that it sparkles and emits light.

When you can concentrate on this light continuously at least

half an hour, you have reached access concentration. With that

light try to discern the space-element in that transparent form,

by looking for small spaces in it. You will find that the trans

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parent form breaks down into small particles which are called

råpa kalàpas. Having reached this stage, which is purification of

mind

(citta-visuddhi),

you can proceed to develop purification

of view

(diññhi-visuddhi),

by analysing these råpa kalàpas

And so looking up Pasada, I find translations as transparency and confident faith (probably two different usages).