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opacity
[ oh-pas-i-tee ]
/ oʊˈpæs ɪ ti /
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noun, plural o·pac·i·ties.
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British Dictionary definitions for opacity
opacity
/ (əʊˈpæsɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the state or quality of being opaque
the degree to which something is opaque
an opaque object or substance
obscurity of meaning; unintelligibility
physics photog the ratio of the intensity of light incident on a medium, such as a photographic film, to that transmitted through the medium
logic philosophy the property of being an opaque context
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