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opaque

  (ō-pāk') pronunciation
adj.
    1. Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.
    2. Not reflecting light; having no luster: an opaque finish.
  1. Impenetrable by a form of radiant energy other than visible light: a chemical solution opaque to x-rays.
    1. So obscure as to be unintelligible: “opaque, elusive, minimal meanings” (John Simon).
    2. Obtuse of mind; dense. See synonyms at dark.
n.

Something that is opaque, especially an opaque pigment used to darken parts of a photographic print or negative.

[Middle English opake, shady, and French opaque, opaque (from Old French, shady), both from Latin opācus.]

opaquely o·paque'ly adv.
opaqueness o·paque'ness n.
 
 
Antonyms: opaque

adj

Definition: clouded, muddy
Antonyms: clear, lucid, translucent, transparent, unclouded

adj

Definition: hard to understand
Antonyms: clear, crystal-clear, easy, unambiguous, understandable


 

adj

Relatively impenetrable to light. See also opacity, optical.

 
Architecture: opaque

Impervious to the transmission of visible light.


 

Impervious to light rays or, by extension, to x-rays or other electromagnetic radiation; neither translucent nor transparent.

 
Word Tutor: opaque
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Does not let light through.

pronunciation After years at the bottom of the sea, the windows of the ship had become opaque.

 
Translations: Translations for: Opaque

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uigennemsigtig, dunkel
n. - dækfarve

Nederlands (Dutch)
ondoorschijnend, ondoorzichtig, dom, donker, duister

Français (French)
adj. - opaque
n. - matière opaque
v. tr. - rendre opaque, opacifier

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (licht)undurchlässig, undurchsichtig, dunkel
n. - Abdecklack
v. - undurchsichtig machen, mit Lack abdecken

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδιαφανής, (μτφ.) θαμπός, μουντός, ασαφής, δυσνόητος, βραδύνους
n. - οτιδήποτε αδιαφανές
v. - καθιστώ αδιαφανές

Italiano (Italian)
opaco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - opaco, fosco
n. - opacidade

Русский (Russian)
непрозрачный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - opaco, mate, obtuso, oscuro
n. - opaco
v. tr. - opacar, dar tono mate

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ogenomskinlig, dunkel, trög
n. - ngt som är ogenomskinligt
v. - göra ngt ogenomskinligt

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
不透明的, 不传热的, 不透明物

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不透明的, 不傳熱的
n. - 不透明物

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불투명한, (열,전기)통하지않는, (머리가)둔한
n. - 불투명체, 암흑

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不透明な, 光沢のない, くすんだ, 鈍い, 不明確な, 不明瞭な, 愚鈍な
n. - 不透明体, 不伝導性の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أكمد, مبهم (الاسم) اللاشفافيه (فعل) يكمد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אטום, לא שקוף‬
n. - ‮דבר אטום, חומר לאטימת שטחים על תשליל‬


 
 

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