Meaning of opaque in English
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Classifying Adjective
opaqueDefinitions
1. not clearly understood or expressedSynonyms
Qualitative Adjective
opaqueEtymology
late Middle English opake, from Latin opacus‘darkened’. The current spelling (rare before the 19th century) has been influenced by the French formDefinitions
1. not clearExamples
- « not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy »
- « opaque windows of the jail »
- « opaque to X-rays »
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