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opacity

opa·city

US/oʊˈpæsɪti/ uncommon

noun

1.

the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation

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2.

incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning

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3.

the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light

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Origin

From opaque + -ity, from French opacité, from Latin opācitās, from opācus.

Phrases

  • referential opacity
  • snowball opacity

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