o·pac·i·ty ( -p s  -t )n. pl. o·pac·i·ties 1. The quality or state of being opaque. 2. Something opaque. 3. a. Obscurity; impenetrability. b. Dullness of mind. [French opacité, from Old French, from Latin op  cits, from opcus, dark.] |
opacity [əʊˈpæsɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. (Physics / General Physics) the state or quality of being opaque
2. the degree to which something is opaque
3. (Physics / General Physics) an opaque object or substance
4. obscurity of meaning; unintelligibility
5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Physics Photog the ratio of the intensity of light incident on a medium, such as a photographic film, to that transmitted through the medium
6. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic Philosophy the property of being an opaque context
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | opacity - the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy optical opacity - opacity to light radio-opacity, radiopacity - opacity to X-rays or other radiation transparence, transparency - permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation |
| 2. | opacity - incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning incomprehensibility - the quality of being incomprehensible | |
| 3. | opacity - the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light blurriness, fuzziness, indistinctness, fogginess, softness - the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare uncloudedness, clarity, clearness - the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes" |
opacity
noun
1. opaqueness, cloudiness, density, obscurity, dullness, murkiness, haziness, impermeability, mistiness, milkiness, filminess The opacity of the water is due to its mineral content.
2. obscurity, complexity, ambiguity, intricacy, vagueness, incomprehensibility, abstruseness, impenetrableness, reconditeness the deliberate opacity of his language
Translations
opacity [əʊˈpæsɪtɪ] N [of lens, substance] → opacidad f; [of statement etc] → hermetismo m, ininteligibilidad f
opacity
n
(fig: of essay, meaning etc) → Undurchsichtigkeit f
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