Definitions for opacityoʊˈpæs ɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•pac•i•tyoʊˈpæs ɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.
the state or quality of being opaque.
something opaque.
the degree to which a substance is or may be opaque.
the proportion of light absorbed by the emulsion on an area of a photographic film or plate.
Category: Photography
obscurity of meaning.
mental dullness.
Origin of opacity:
1550–60; < L opācitās shade
Princeton's WordNet
opacity(noun)
the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation
opacity, opaqueness(noun)
incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
opacity, opaqueness(noun)
the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
Wiktionary
opacity(Noun)
The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through
We could not see the sandbar due to the opacity of the muddy water.
opacity(Noun)
The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding
The opacity of these decisions is troubling.
opacity(Noun)
A measure of relative impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation such as light.
The opacity of a clean glass window is near zero.
Origin: From opacité.
Translations for opacity
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ondeursigtigheid, ondeurskynend, donkerheidAfrikaans
- لا شَفافِيَه، إبْهام، غُموضArabic
- непрозрачностBulgarian
- opacidadePortuguese (BR)
- neprůsvitnostCzech
- die UndurchsichtigkeitGerman
- uklarhedDanish
- αδιαφάνειαGreek
- opacidadSpanish
- läbipaistmatusEstonian
- کدری؛ ابهامFarsi
- läpinäkymättömyysFinnish
- opacitéFrench
- אִי שְׁקִיפוּתHebrew
- धुंधलापन, अपारदर्शिताHindi
- neprozirnostCroatian
- átlátszatlanságHungarian
- keburamanIndonesian
- ógangsæiIcelandic
- opacitàItalian
- 不透明Japanese
- 불투명Korean
- nepermatomumasLithuanian
- necaurredzamībaLatvian
- kelegapanMalay
- ondoorzichtigheidDutch
- ugjennomsiktighetNorwegian
- nieprzejrzystośćPolish
- کدری؛ ابهامPersian
- مبهم، تيارهPashto
- opacidadePortuguese
- opacitateRomanian
- непрозрачностьRussian
- otvorenýSlovak
- motnostSlovenian
- neprovidnostSerbian
- ogenomskinlighetSwedish
- ความทึบThai
- donukluk, saydamsızlıkTurkish
- 不透明，不透明性Chinese (Trad.)
- непрозорістьUkrainian
- کثافتUrdu
- sự mờ đụcVietnamese
- 不透明，不透明性Chinese (Simp.)
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