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| o·paque [ ō páyk ] |
adjective |
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1. not transparent or translucent: impervious to light, so that images cannot be seen through it
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2. not shiny: dull and without luster
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3. hard to understand: obscure and unintelligible in meaning
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4. physics impenetrable by radiation: impenetrable by a specific form of radiation
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noun (plural o·paques) |
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material through which light cannot pass: something opaque, especially a photographic pigment
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< Latin opacus "shaded, dark"] |
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  o·paque·ly adverb |
| o·paque·ness noun |
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