NOUN | phenomenon | opacity | the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation |
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attribute | opacity, opaqueness | incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning / meaning | |
attribute | opacity, opaqueness | the quality of being opaque to a degree |
Sounds | owpae'sahtiy | |
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Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... |
Meaning | The phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation. | |
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Narrower | optical opacity | opacity to light |
radiopacity, radio-opacity | opacity to X-rays or other radiation | |
Broader | physical phenomenon | A natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
Opposite | transparency, transparence | permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation |
Spanish | opacidad | |
Catalan | opacitat | |
Adjectives | opaque | not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy |
Meaning | incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning / meaning. | |
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Synonym | opaqueness | |
Broader | incomprehensibility | The quality of being incomprehensible |
Spanish | opacidad | |
Catalan | opacitat | |
Adjectives | opaque | not clearly understood or expressed |
Meaning | The quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light. | |
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Synonym | opaqueness | |
Attributes | opaque | not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy |
Narrower | cloudiness, murkiness, muddiness | The quality of being cloudy |
indistinctness, softness, blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness | The quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines | |
Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
Opposite | clearness, clarity, uncloudedness | The quality of clear water |
Spanish | opacidad | |
Catalan | opacitat | |
Adjectives | opaque | not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy |
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