opaque
IPA: oʊpˈeɪk
noun
- (obsolete, poetic) An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.
- Something which is opaque rather than translucent.
verb
- (transitive) To make, render (more) opaque.
adjective
- Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
- Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
- (figuratively) Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of.
- (figuratively) Obtuse, stupid.
- (computing) Describes a type for which higher-level callers have no knowledge of data values or their representations; all operations are carried out by the type's defined abstract operators.
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Examples of "opaque" in Sentences
- The shell is opaque and shining.
- The skin is opaque to the light.
- The integument is thick and opaque.
- I think it would reduce opaqueness.
- The claim is opaque to verification.
- Contiguity space is opaquely written.
- I see that the opaqueness was promptly reverted.
- The color of colimaite is dark golden and opaque.
- The bead is normally opaque and the tube transparent.
- Batiste is the softest of the lightweight opaque fabrics.
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