opacity
IPA: oʊpˈæsʌti
noun
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding.
- (optics, countable) A measure of relative impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation such as light.
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Examples of "opacity" in Sentences
- The opposite property is opacity.
- The opacity of the exhaust is measured again.
- The pigment gives the paint opacity and color.
- One needs to simplify the treatment of opacity.
- Opacity of the fluid was not seen in the control.
- The opacity of the material may also be a factor.
- This may be contributing to the perception of opacity.
- The question is not the opacity, but the scattering within the medium.
- A cataract is an opacity that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye.
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