opacity
Pronunciation: /oʊˈpæsɪti/
The English word “opacity” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through.
- The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding.
- A measure of relative impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation such as light.
- An opaque area.
Etymology
From opaque + -ity, from French opacité, from Latin opācitās, from opācus.
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