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opacity
[oh-pas-i-tee]
noun
plural
opacitiesthe state or quality of being opaque.
something opaque.
the degree to which a substance is opaque; capacity for being opaque.
Photography.the proportion of the light that is absorbed by the emulsion on any given area of a film or plate.
obscurity of meaning.
mental dullness.
Medicine/Medical.an opaque spot or area in normally clear or transparent tissue, as a cataract of the eye.
opacity
/ əʊˈæɪɪ /
noun
the state or quality of being opaque
the degree to which something is opaque
an opaque object or substance
obscurity of meaning; unintelligibility
physics photog the ratio of the intensity of light incident on a medium, such as a photographic film, to that transmitted through the medium
logic philosophy the property of being an opaque context
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonopacity noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
He said the condition that caused the opacities could have killed him if his wife hadn’t sent him for a checkup.
Mayonnaise, with its thick, creamy opacity, has long been the subject of ridicule.
The king stares intently into an eternal distance through composite orbs fashioned from alabaster and glass, rendered in varying degrees of clarity, transparency and opacity.
What funnels someone to me after their long and complicated journey is often an abnormality unseen or unfelt to them: an opacity on a chest X-ray.
We are each, in our own way, a Hamlet, forced to ponder our own frustrating opacity.
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