Opacous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Opacous is an adjective meaning (obsolete, chiefly poetic) Not shining or illuminated; dark.
Meaning
(obsolete, chiefly poetic) Not shining or illuminated; dark.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Not allowing the passage of light; opaque.
Example Sentences
The firm opacous Globe / Of this round World, whose first convex divides / The luminous inferior Orbs.
The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends, where they lap over, transparent, like the wing of a fly.
[I]f you take ammel that is almost opacous, and grind it very well on a Porphyry, or Serpentine, the small particles will by reason of their flaws, appear perfectly opacous […]
And vve particularly remember, that, being at ſome diſtance from London one Night, that the People, upon a very vvell-come Occaſion, teſtified their Joy by numerous Bon-fires; though, by reaſon of the Interpoſition of the Houſes, vve could not ſee the Fires themſelves, yet vve could plainly ſee the Air all enlighten'd over and near the City; vvhich argu'd, that the lucid Beams ſhot upvvards from the Fires, met in the Air with the Corpuſcles opacous enough to reflect them to our Eyes.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include darkling, darkened, dark, lightless, black, blind.
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