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- Dictionaryopaque/ə(ʊ)ˈpeɪk/
adjective
- 1. not able to be seen through; not transparent: "bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an opaque thing.
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OPAQUE definition: 1. preventing light from travelling through, and therefore not transparent or translucent: 2…. Learn more.
OPAQUE meaning: 1. preventing light from travelling through, and therefore not transparent or translucent: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of OPAQUE is blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity. How to use opaque in a sentence.
Resistant to the transmission of certain kinds of radiation, usually light. Metals and many minerals are opaque to light, while being transparent to radio waves and neutrinos.
1. a. Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent. b. Not reflecting light; having no luster: an opaque finish. 2. Impenetrable by a form of radiant energy other than visible light: a chemical solution opaque to x-rays. 3. a. So obscure as to be unintelligible: "opaque, elusive, minimal meanings" (John Simon). b.
Definition of opaque adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. not transmitting light; not transparent or translucent. 2. not reflecting light; lacking lustre or shine; dull. 3. not transmitting radiant energy, such as electromagnetic or corpuscular radiation, or sound. 4. hard to understand; unintelligible. 5. unintelligent; dense. noun. 6. photography.
Use the adjective opaque either for something that doesn't allow light to pass through (like a heavy curtain) or for something difficult to understand (like bureaucratic gobbledygook).
Opaque definition: Impenetrable by a form of radiant energy other than visible light.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English o‧paque /əʊˈpeɪk $ oʊ-/ adjective [ usually before noun] 1 opaque glass or liquid is difficult to see through and often thick OPP transparent a shower with an opaque glass door 2 formal difficult to understand SYN obscure an opaque style of writing —opaqueness noun [ uncountable] Examples from ...
