opaque

o·paque  (-pk)

adj.

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. Obtuse of mind; dense. See Synonyms at dark.

n.

Something that is opaque, especially an opaque pigment used to darken parts of a photographic print or negative.

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[Middle English opake, shady, and French opaque, opaque (from Old French, shady), both from Latin opcus.]

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o·paquely adv.

o·paqueness n.

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opaque

Adjective

1. not able to be seen through; not transparent or translucent

2. hard to understand; unintelligible [Latin opacus shady]

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opaque  (-pk)

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. Compare translucenttransparent

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	opaque - not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays" unclear - not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" clear - allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"
	2.	opaque - not clearly understood or expressed unintelligible uncomprehensible, incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein

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opaque

adjective 1. cloudy, clouded, dull, dim, muddied, muddy, murky, hazy, filmy, turbid, lustreless << OPPOSITE clear

adjective 2. incomprehensible, obscure, unclear, difficult, puzzling, baffling, enigmatic, perplexing, impenetrable, unintelligible, cryptic, unfathomable, abstruse, obfuscated, beyond comprehension << OPPOSITE lucid

Translations

opaque [əuˈpeɪk] adj → opaco

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opaque [əuˈpeɪk] adj → opaque

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opaque [əuˈpeɪk] adj [substance] → undurchsichtig, trüb

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opaque [əuˈpeɪk] adj → opaco/a