OPACITY Definition & Meaning

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opacity

[ oh-pas-i-tee ]

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noun

plural opacities.

the state or quality of being opaque.
something opaque.
the degree to which a substance is opaque; capacity for being opaque.
Photography. the proportion of the light that is absorbed by the emulsion on any given area of a film or plate.
obscurity of meaning.
mental dullness.
Medicine/Medical. an opaque spot or area in normally clear or transparent tissue, as a cataract of the eye.

opacity

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noun

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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Origin of opacity¹

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

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Example Sentences

He said the condition that caused the opacities could have killed him if his wife hadn’t sent him for a checkup.

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Mayonnaise, with its thick, creamy opacity, has long been the subject of ridicule.

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The king stares intently into an eternal distance through composite orbs fashioned from alabaster and glass, rendered in varying degrees of clarity, transparency and opacity.

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What funnels someone to me after their long and complicated journey is often an abnormality unseen or unfelt to them: an opacity on a chest X-ray.

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We are each, in our own way, a Hamlet, forced to ponder our own frustrating opacity.

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