opaque
[ oh-peyk ]
/ oʊˈpeɪk /
adjective
noun
something that is opaque.
Photography.
a coloring matter, usually black or red, used to render part of a negative opaque.
verb (used with object), o·paqued, o·paqu·ing.
Photography.
to cover up blemishes on (a negative), especially for making a printing plate.
to cause to become opaque.
Origin of opaque
1375–1425; late Middle English
opake < Latin
opācus shaded
OTHER WORDS FROM opaque
Words nearby opaque
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British Dictionary definitions for opaque
opaque
/ (əʊˈpeɪk) /
adjective
noun
photog
an opaque pigment used to block out particular areas on a negative
verb opaques, opaquing or opaqued (tr)
to make opaque
photog
to block out particular areas, such as blemishes, on (a negative), using an opaque
Derived forms of opaque
opaquely, adverb opaqueness, nounWord Origin for opaque
C15: from Latin
opācus shady
Medical definitions for opaque
opaque
[ ō-pāk′ ]
adj.
Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.
Scientific definitions for opaque
opaque
[ ō-pāk′ ]
Resistant to the transmission of certain kinds of radiation, usually light. Metals and many minerals are opaque to light, while being transparent to radio waves and neutrinos. Compare translucent transparent.