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Definition of opaque

Opaque
Opaque O*paque", a. [F., fr. L. opacus. Cf. Opacous.] 1. Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance. 2. Obscure; not clear; unintelligible. [Colloq.]
Opaque
Opaque O*paque", n. That which is opaque; opacity. --Young.

Meaning of opaque from wikipedia

- medium, such as a plasma, dielectric, shielding material, gl****, etc. An opaque object is neither transparent (allowing all light to p**** through) nor translucent...
- geometry, an opaque set is a system of curves or other set in the plane that blocks all lines of sight across a polygon, circle, or other shape. Opaque sets have...
- The opaque projector, or episcope is a device which displays opaque materials by shining a bright lamp onto the object from above. The episcope must be...
- Opaque Couché may refer to: Pantone 448 C, a colour in the Pantone colour system, described as a "drab dark brown" Opaque Couché (Meat Beat Manifesto...
- The Pink Opaque is a 1986 compilation album by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins, composed of tracks recorded between 1982 and 1985. A joint...
- Gouache (/ɡuˈɑːʃ, ɡwɑːʃ/; French: [ɡwaʃ]), body color, or opaque watercolor is a water-medium paint consisting of natural pigment, water, a binding agent...
- In computer programming, an opaque pointer is a special case of an opaque data type, a data type declared to be a pointer to a record or data structure...
- In computer programming, an opaque predicate is a predicate, an expression that evaluates to either "true" or "false", for which the outcome is known by...
- (called opaque form). This switch between white cells and opaque cells is important for the virulence and the mating process of C. albicans as the opaque form...
- An opaque context or referentially opaque context is a linguistic context in which it is not always possible to substitute "co-referential" expressions...