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opaque en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /əʊˈpeɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɐʉˈpæɪk/ (New-Zealand)
• [ɐʉˈpæɪk] (Australia) some speakers
• (Southern-England) audio
• /oʊˈpeɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
• /əʉˈpæɪk/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle English opake, from Latin opacus (“shaded, shady, dark”) (of unknown origin), later reinforced from Middle French opaque. Doublet of ubac.

Meanings

1. Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
   • We have agreed that heat is energy to begin with. Light is also a form of energy for when absorbed by any opaque substance it turns completely into heat. 1968, Isaac Asimov, Photosynthesis, Basic Books, Inc., page 60:
2. Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
3. (figuratively) Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of.
4. (figuratively) Obtuse, stupid.
5. Describes a data 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.

Forms

Antonyms

brilliant (antonym(s) of “figuratively”) · clear (antonym(s) of “figuratively”) · oblique (antonym(s) of “figuratively”) · bright (antonym(s) of “figuratively”) · obvious (antonym(s) of “figuratively”) · see-through (antonym(s) of “physically”) · translucent (antonym(s) of “physically”) · turbid · transparent (antonym(s) of “physically”)

Deriveds

unopaque · nonopaque · opacify · radiopaque · opaquen · radio-opaque · opaquely · opaque box · opaqueness · subopaque · semiopaque · referentially opaque

Hyponyms

starproof

Relateds

opacous · opacity

Synonyms

opacular · opaque · thick · nontransparent · adiaphanous · opacous

Translations (84)

de milchig (allowing little light to pass through) · de stumpf (obtuse, stupid) · gl opaco (hindering light to pass through) · sv ogenomskinlig (hindering light to pass through) · cs neprůhledný (hindering light to pass through) · de schwerfällig (obtuse, stupid) · it arcano (unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of) · de trübe (allowing little light to pass through) · nl opaak (hindering light to pass through) · ca opac (hindering light to pass through) · nl ondoorzichtig (hindering light to pass through) · de unverstanden (unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of) · de blickdicht (hindering light to pass through) · sh neproziran (hindering light to pass through) · sh neprozirno (hindering light to pass through) · hu bamba (obtuse, stupid) · hu homályos (unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of) · ms legap (hindering light to pass through) · da uigennemsigtig (hindering light to pass through) · pt opaco (hindering light to pass through) · it opaca (hindering light to pass through) · de dunkel (neither reflecting nor emitting light) · it offuscato (allowing little light to pass through) · bg неясен (unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of) · mr अपारदर्शक (hindering light to pass through) · bg тъп (obtuse, stupid) · sh neprovidno (hindering light to pass through) · tr donuk (hindering light to pass through) · bg ма́тов (allowing little light to pass through) · ka გაუმჭვირვალე (hindering light to pass through) · ar أَكْمَد (hindering light to pass through) · da ugennemsigtig (hindering light to pass through) · pl nieprzezroczysty (hindering light to pass through) · hu halvány (allowing little light to pass through) · be непразры́сты (hindering light to pass through) · it oscuro (unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of) · fi läpikuultamaton (hindering light to pass through) · hu érthetetlen (unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of) · ja 不透明な (hindering light to pass through) · de opak (hindering light to pass through) · bg ма́тов (neither reflecting nor emitting light) · ro netransparent (hindering light to pass through) · pl nieprzejrzysty (hindering light to pass through) · fr opaque (hindering light to pass through) · oc opac (hindering light to pass through) · no ugjennomskinnelig (hindering light to pass through) · no opak (hindering light to pass through) · no ugjennomsiktig (hindering light to pass through) · tr mat (hindering light to pass through) · el αδιαφανής (hindering light to pass through) · ka შუქგაუმტარი (hindering light to pass through) · ro opac (hindering light to pass through) · de unklar (unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of) · hu nehéz felfogású (obtuse, stupid) · lv necaurspīdīgs (hindering light to pass through) · lv necaurredzams (hindering light to pass through) · tr opak (hindering light to pass through) · ru ма́товый (hindering light to pass through) · it opaco (hindering light to pass through) · fi läpinäkymätön (hindering light to pass through) · es opaco (hindering light to pass through) · ru непрозра́чный (hindering light to pass through) · uk непрозо́рий (hindering light to pass through) · mi puatakore (hindering light to pass through) · cmn 不透明 (hindering light to pass through) · it opaco (neither reflecting nor emitting light) · de trüb (allowing little light to pass through) · de undurchsichtig (hindering light to pass through) · hu átlátszatlan (hindering light to pass through) · de begriffsstutzig (obtuse, stupid) · sh neprogledno (hindering light to pass through) · ko 불투명(不透明)한 (hindering light to pass through) · nl ondoorschijnend (hindering light to pass through) · bg непрозрачен (hindering light to pass through) · de undurchlässig (hindering light to pass through) · de matt (neither reflecting nor emitting light) · ro obtuz (obtuse, stupid) · de unverständlich (unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of) · hu tompa (obtuse, stupid) · hu ködös (unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of) · th ทึบแสง (hindering light to pass through) · is ógagnsær (hindering light to pass through) · hu homályos (allowing little light to pass through) · de schleierhaft (unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of)

opaque en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əʊˈpeɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɐʉˈpæɪk/ (New-Zealand)
• [ɐʉˈpæɪk] (Australia) some speakers
• (Southern-England) audio
• /oʊˈpeɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
• /əʉˈpæɪk/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle English opake, from Latin opacus (“shaded, shady, dark”) (of unknown origin), later reinforced from Middle French opaque. Doublet of ubac.

Meanings

1. (obsolete, poetic) An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.
   • Through this opaque of Nature and of Soul, / This double night, transmit one pitying ray, / To lighten, and to cheer. 1745, Edward Young, Night-Thoughts, section I:
2. Something which is opaque rather than translucent.
   • They can be obtained in various thicknesses and in many colors, including beautiful imitations of pearl, mother-of-pearl, veins and mottles, stratifications, roll stratifications, imitation corals, and all colors of translucents, transparents and opaques, grained ivory, shell (plain and corrugated mottle), onyx, wood effects, plaids, checks, stripes, metallic, bronze pearl plain, bronze pearl with fancy blocks, bronze pearl in veins and stripes, and what is called “essence pearl.” 1935 March, F. L. Nowosatka, “Making Colorful Modern Rings from Old Toothbrush Handles”, in Raymond J. Brown, editor, Popular Science Monthly, volume 126, number 3, New York, N.Y.: Popular Science Publishing Co., Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, “The Home Workshop” section, page 97, column 2:

Forms

Coordinates

transparent · translucent

Translations (7)

bg мрак (area of darkness) · de Trübnis (area of darkness) · de verschleiern (area of darkness) · de Undurchsichtiges (something which is opaque) · de Blickdichtes (something which is opaque) · de Undurchsichtigkeit (area of darkness) · de Dunkelheit (area of darkness)

opaque en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /əʊˈpeɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɐʉˈpæɪk/ (New-Zealand)
• [ɐʉˈpæɪk] (Australia) some speakers
• (Southern-England) audio
• /oʊˈpeɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
• /əʉˈpæɪk/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle English opake, from Latin opacus (“shaded, shady, dark”) (of unknown origin), later reinforced from Middle French opaque. Doublet of ubac.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make, render (more) opaque.

Forms

Relateds

translucent

Synonyms

cloud · blur

Translations (6)

de verdunkeln (to render opaque) · de trüben (to render opaque) · es opacar (to render opaque) · de mattieren (to render opaque) · de verschleiern (to render opaque) · bg правя матов (to render opaque)