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opaque
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opaque (o-pāk´) impervious to light rays or, by extension, to x-rays or other electromagnetic radiation.
o·paque (-pk)
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 [o-pāk]
impervious to light rays or, by extension, to x-rays or other electromagnetic radiation; neither translucent nor transparent.

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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