opaque (o-pāk´) impervious to light rays or, by extension, to x-rays or other electromagnetic radiation.
opaque
opaque (ōpāk´),
o·paque ( -p k )adj. Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent. |
opaque
[ōpāk′]
Etymology: L, opacus, obscure
1 pertaining to a substance or surface that neither transmits nor allows the passage of light.
2 neither transparent nor translucent.
opaque (ōpāk´),
adj relatively impenetrable to light. See also opacity, optical.
opaque
impervious to light rays or, by extension, to x-rays or other electromagnetic radiation; neither translucent nor transparent.
opaque
Impervious to the passage of light. See transparent.
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