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

SYNONYMS FOR opaque

1 murky, cloudy, muddy.

OTHER WORDS FROM opaque

Words nearby opaque

opal glass, opalesce, opalescent, opaleye, opaline, opaque, opaque context, opaque projector, opc, ope, opec

Example sentences from the Web for opaquely

  • Netanyahu asked the public to support the prisoner release, opaquely explaining that it was “for the good of the country.”

    Why Did Netanyahu Release Palestinian Prisoners? |Abraham Katsman |August 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

  • After they had subsided into their seats, Chet's opaquely bluish eyes made another tour of inspection, in curiosity and wonder.

    David Harum |Edward Noyes Westcott

  • A lamp was burning on a wall-shelf, but its flickering flame barely threw a glow above the top of the opaquely smoked chimney.

    Down the Yellowstone |Lewis R. Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for opaquely

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, noun

Word Origin for opaque

C15: from Latin opācus shady

Medical definitions for opaquely

opaque
[ ō-pāk′ ]

adj.

Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.

Scientific definitions for opaquely

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.