o'paquely
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opaque (əʊˈpeɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not transmitting light; not transparent or translucent |
| 2. | not reflecting light; lacking lustre or shine; dull |
| 3. | not transmitting radiant energy, such as electromagnetic or corpuscular radiation, or sound |
| 4. | hard to understand; unintelligible |
| 5. | unintelligent; dense |
| —n | |
| 6. | photog an opaque pigment used to block out particular areas on a negative |
| —vb , opaques, opaquing, opaqued | |
| 7. | to make opaque |
| 8. | photog to block out particular areas, such as blemishes, on (a negative), using an opaque |
| [C15: from Latin opācus shady] | |
| o'paquely | |
| —adv | |
| o'paqueness | |
| —n | |
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