opaque
[ oh-peyk ]
/ oʊˈpeɪk /
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adjective
noun
something that is opaque.
Photography. a coloring matter, usually black or red, used to render part of a negative opaque.
verb (used with object), o·paqued, o·paqu·ing.
Photography. to cover up blemishes on (a negative), especially for making a printing plate.
to cause to become opaque.
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1375–1425; late Middle English opake<Latin opācus shaded
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Words nearby opaque
opalescent, opaleye, opal glass, opaline, Opa-Locka, opaque, opaque context, opaque projector, op art, OPC, op. cit.
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British Dictionary definitions for opaque
opaque
/ (əʊˈpeɪk) /
adjective
noun
photog an opaque pigment used to block out particular areas on a negative
verb opaques, opaquing or opaqued (tr)
to make opaque
photog to block out particular areas, such as blemishes, on (a negative), using an opaque
Derived forms of opaque
opaquely, adverbopaqueness, nounWord Origin for opaque
C15: from Latin opācus shady
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Medical definitions for opaque
opaque
[ ō-pāk′ ]
adj.
Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.
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Scientific definitions for opaque
opaque
[ ō-pāk′ ]
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 translucent transparent.
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