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opacity
n.
opaqueness; degree to which something is opaque; obscurity; fuzziness; amount of area on a film that absorbs light (Photography); stupidity
Opacity
opacity
Noun
1. the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation
(antonym) transparency, transparence
(hypernym) physical phenomenon
(hyponym) optical opacity
2. incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
(synonym) opaqueness
(hypernym) incomprehensibility
3. the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
(synonym) opaqueness
(antonym) clearness, clarity, uncloudedness
(hypernym) quality
(hyponym) cloudiness, murkiness, muddiness
(attribute) opaque
Opacity
(n.)
The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.
(n.)
Obscurity; want of clearness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Opacity
The amount of light obscured by particulate pollution in the air; clear window glass has zero opacity, a brick wall is 100 percent opaque. Opacity is an indicator of changes in performance of particulate control systems.