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opacity

[ oh-pas-i-tee ]

noun

, plural o·pac·i·ties.
  1. the state or quality of being opaque.
  2. something opaque.
  3. the degree to which a substance is opaque; capacity for being opaque.
  4. Photography. the proportion of the light that is absorbed by the emulsion on any given area of a film or plate.
  5. obscurity of meaning.
  6. mental dullness.
  7. Medicine/Medical. an opaque spot or area in normally clear or transparent tissue, as a cataract of the eye.


opacity

/ əʊˈpæsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being opaque
  2. the degree to which something is opaque
  3. an opaque object or substance
  4. obscurity of meaning; unintelligibility
  5. physics photog the ratio of the intensity of light incident on a medium, such as a photographic film, to that transmitted through the medium
  6. logic philosophy the property of being an opaque context


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Other Words From

  • nono·paci·ty noun plural nonopacities

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Word History and Origins

Origin of opacity1

First recorded in 1550–60, opacity is from the Latin word opācitās shade. See opaque, -ity

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Example Sentences

How publishers can solve their third-party data strugglesThird-party data struggles most when it comes to opacity in the source, recency, accuracy and relevance.

From Digiday

Last year, DiCarlo’s team published results that took on both the opacity of deep nets and their alleged inability to generalize.

In return, the price to be paid is to give up certain information and accept the opacity of this type of campaign, in addition to the lack of control in certain aspects.

On the contrary, we find an opacity we have to learn to deal with.

Through its vaccine diplomacy, China hopes to soften the global anti-Beijing sentiment that grew at the start of the year because of its opacity over the origin of the coronavirus.

From Ozy

The sombre vision of nature's secret laws is interdicted to man by the fatal opacity of surrounding things.

The first possesses the greatest opacity, while the second and third are most durable.

Anatomical changes took place in the cornea, as evidenced by a white opacity.

The blue sky is more beautiful because we know it is not painted opacity, but transparent.

It may be she was not very visible; the double glasses of an open sash-window are almost equal to opacity.

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