opaque
[oh-peyk]
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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.
Origin of opaque
1375–1425; late Middle English opake < Latin opācus shaded
Synonyms for opaque
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After they had subsided into their seats, Chet's opaquely bluish eyes made another tour of inspection, in curiosity and wonder.
David HarumEdward Noyes Westcott
A lamp was burning on a wall-shelf, but its flickering flame barely threw a glow above the top of the opaquely smoked chimney.
Down the YellowstoneLewis R. Freeman
opaque
adjective
noun
verb opaques, opaquing or opaqued (tr)
Word Origin for opaque
C15: from Latin opācus shady
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