Opacity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /oʊˈpæsɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Opacity is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through.
Meaning
(uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding.
- (optics, countable) A measure of relative impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation such as light.
- (countable) An opaque area.
Example Sentences
The opacity of these decisions is troubling.
The opacity of a clean glass window is near zero.
We could not see the sandbar due to the opacity of the muddy water.
Scanty irregular opacities are not uncommonly observed on the chest roentgenogram in the absence of interstitial fibrosis of the lungs.
Word Forms
- opacities
Synonyms for opacity
Depending on context, synonyms include nontransparency, opaqueness.
Antonyms for opacity
Common opposites include clarity, clearness, transparency, transparence, uncloudedness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include opaqueness, obscurity, confusion, secrecy, ambiguity, opaque.
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