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o·paque
(ō-pāk′)adj.
1.
a. Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.
b. Not reflecting light; having no luster: an opaque finish.
2. Impenetrable by a form of radiant energy other than visible light: a chemical solution opaque to x-rays.
3.
a. So obscure as to be unintelligible: "opaque, elusive, minimal meanings" (John Simon).
b. Mentally obtuse; dense.
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.]
o·paque′ly adv.
o·paque′ness n.
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opaque
(əʊˈpeɪk)adj
1. not transmitting light; not transparent or translucent
2. not reflecting light; lacking lustre or shine; dull
3. (General Physics) not transmitting radiant energy, such as electromagnetic or corpuscular radiation, or sound
4. hard to understand; unintelligible
5. unintelligent; dense
n
(Photography) photog an opaque pigment used to block out particular areas on a negative
vb (tr) , opaques, opaquing or opaqued
6. to make opaque
7. (Photography) photog to block out particular areas, such as blemishes, on (a negative), using an opaque
[C15: from Latin opācus shady]
oˈpaquely adv
oˈpaqueness n
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o•paque
(oʊˈpeɪk)adj.
1. not allowing light to pass through.
2. not transmitting radiation, sound, heat, etc.
3. not shining or bright; dark; dull.
4. hard to understand.
5. dull, stupid.
n. 6. something that is opaque.
7. coloring used to render part of a photographic negative opaque.
[1375–1425; late Middle English opake < Latin opācus shaded]
o•paque′ly, adv.
o•paque′ness, n.
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o·paque
(ō-pāk′) Not letting light pass through; neither transparent nor translucent. Metals and many minerals are opaque.
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opaque
Past participle: opaqued
Gerund: opaquing
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| Adj. | 1. | opaque - not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays" unclear - not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" clear - allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean" |
| 2. |  opaque - not clearly understood or expresseduncomprehensible, incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein |
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opaque
adjective
1. cloudy, clouded, dull, dim, muddied, muddy, murky, hazy, filmy, turbid, lustreless, non-transparent The bathroom has an opaque glass window.
cloudy clear, transparent, bright, lucid, crystal clear, limpid, pellucid, transpicuous
cloudy clear, transparent, bright, lucid, crystal clear, limpid, pellucid, transpicuous
2. incomprehensible, obscure, unclear, difficult, puzzling, baffling, enigmatic, perplexing, impenetrable, unintelligible, cryptic, unfathomable, abstruse, obfuscated, beyond comprehension the opaque language of the official report
incomprehensible clear, lucid, crystal clear
incomprehensible clear, lucid, crystal clear
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Translations
غامِض غَيْر شَفّاف
neprůhledný
uigennemsigtig
átlátszatlan
ógagnsær
不透明な
matinisnepermatomasnepermatomumas
necaurredzams, necaurspīdīgs
saydam olmayan
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opaque
adj
(fig) essay, prose, text → undurchsichtig, unklar
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opaque
[əʊˈpeɪk] adj → opaco/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
opaque
(əˈpeik) , ((American) ou-) adjective not transparent. an opaque liquid.
oˈpaqueness nounopacity (əˈpӕsəti) noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
o·paque
a. opaco-a, sin brillo, que no deja pasar la luz.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
opaque
adj opacoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.