Definitions for opaqueness
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
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
opaqueness(Noun)
The characteristic of being opaque.
Translations for opaqueness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ondeursigtigheid, ondeurskynend, donkerheidAfrikaans
- غُموض، عَدَم شَفافِيَهArabic
- непрозрачностBulgarian
- opacidadePortuguese (BR)
- neprůhlednostCzech
- die UndurchlässigkeitGerman
- uigennemsigtighedDanish
- αδιαφάνειαGreek
- opacidadSpanish
- läbipaistmatusEstonian
- بطور کدر؛ مبهمFarsi
- läpinäkymättömyysFinnish
- opacitéFrench
- אָטִימוּתHebrew
- अपारदर्शिता, अपार्यताHindi
- neprozirnost, zamućenostCroatian
- átlátszatlanságHungarian
- keburamanIndonesian
- ógagnsæiIcelandic
- opacitàItalian
- 不透明さJapanese
- 불투명함Korean
- nepermatomumasLithuanian
- necaurredzamībaLatvian
- kelegapanMalay
- ondoorzichtigheidDutch
- ugjennomsiktighetNorwegian
- nieprzejrzystośćPolish
- بطور کدر؛ مبهمPersian
- ناڅرګند، مبهمPashto
- opacidadePortuguese
- opacitateRomanian
- непрозрачностьRussian
- nepriehľadnosťSlovak
- motnostSlovenian
- neprovidnoSerbian
- ogenomskinlighetSwedish
- อย่างมัวThai
- ışık geçirmeme, saydamsızlıkTurkish
- 不透明Chinese (Trad.)
- світлонепроникністьUkrainian
- دھندلاپنUrdu
- tính mờ đụcVietnamese
- 不透明Chinese (Simp.)
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