opaque
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adjective
(
opaquer
,
opaquest
)
not
able
to be
seen
through
;
not
transparent
:
〈ガラス・液体などが〉不透明な, 曇った, 【光を】通さない «to» (↔
transparent
)
e.g.
the windows were opaque with steam.
(especially of
language
)
hard
or
impossible
to
understand
;
unfathomable
:
〈演説・文章などが〉 «…にとって» 不明瞭な, わかりにくい «to»
e.g.
technical
jargon that was opaque to her.
noun
an
opaque
thing
or
substance
.
Photography
a
substance
for
producing
opaque
area
s on
negative
s.
DERIVATIVES
opaquely
|ōˈpāklē| adverb
opaqueness
|ōˈpāknəs| noun
ORIGIN
late
Middle English
opake
, from
Latin
opacus
‘
darkened
’. The current spelling (rare before the
19th century
) has been influenced by the
French
form.