Definitions for opaqueoʊˈpeɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•paqueoʊˈpeɪk(adj.)
not allowing light to pass through.
not transmitting radiation, sound, heat, etc.
Category: Physics
not shining or bright; dark; dull.
hard to understand.
dull, stupid.
(n.)something that is opaque.
coloring used to render part of a photographic negative opaque.
Category: Photography
Origin of opaque:
1375–1425; late ME opake < L opācus shaded
o•paque′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
opaque(adj)
not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
"opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"
opaque, unintelligible(adj)
not clearly understood or expressed
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
opaque(adjective)ʊˈpeɪk
≠ transparent
opaque glass
opaqueʊˈpeɪk
not having a clearly understood meaning
The meaning of what he said was opaque.
Wiktionary
opaque(Noun)
An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.
opaque(Noun)
Something which is opaque rather than translucent.
opaque(Verb)
To make, render (more) opaque.
opaque(Adjective)
Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
opaque(Adjective)
Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
opaque(Adjective)
Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of
opaque(Adjective)
Obtuse, stupid.
opaque(Adjective)
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.
Origin: From opake, from opacus (of unknown origin), later reinforced from opaque.
Translations for opaque
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ondeursigtig, ondeurskynend, donkerAfrikaans
- غامِض غَيْر شَفّافArabic
- непрозраченBulgarian
- opacoPortuguese (BR)
- neprůzračnýCzech
- undurchsichtigGerman
- uigennemsigtigDanish
- αδιαφανήςGreek
- opacoSpanish
- läbipaistmatuEstonian
- مات؛ کدرFarsi
- läpinäkymätönFinnish
- opaqueFrench
- אָטוּםHebrew
- अपारदर्शीHindi
- neproziran, mutanCroatian
- átlátszatlanHungarian
- buramIndonesian
- ógagnsærIcelandic
- opacoItalian
- 不透明なJapanese
- 불투명한Korean
- nepermatomas, matinisLithuanian
- necaurredzams, necaurspīdīgsLatvian
- legapMalay
- ondoorzichtigDutch
- ugjennomsiktigNorwegian
- nieprzezroczystyPolish
- مات؛ کدرPersian
- تيرهPashto
- opacoPortuguese
- opacRomanian
- непрозрачныйRussian
- nepriehľadnýSlovak
- motenSlovenian
- neprovidanSerbian
- ogenomskinligSwedish
- มัวThai
- saydam olmayanTurkish
- 不透明的Chinese (Trad.)
- непрозорий, світлонепроникнийUkrainian
- غير شفاف، دھندلاUrdu
- mờ đụcVietnamese
- 不透明的Chinese (Simp.)
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