opaque
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /oʊˈpeɪk/ · UK /əʊˈpeɪk/
opaque means: Preventing you from seeing through it.
adjective
CANNOT SEE THROUGHB2
Preventing you from seeing through it.
- The bottle is opaque.
- We fitted opaque glass in the bathroom window.
- The opaque screen hid the equipment behind it.
verb
BLOCK LIGHTC2
To make something harder or impossible to see through.
- The coating will opaque the glass.
- They opaqued selected areas of the film.
- Can this treatment opaque the entire surface?
Questions about opaque
What does opaque mean?
Preventing you from seeing through it.
What is opaque in other languages?
Türkçe: opak · Español: opaco · Français: opaque · Deutsch: undurchsichtig · Italiano: opaco · 日本語: 不透明な
How do you pronounce opaque?
In American English /oʊˈpeɪk/; in British English /əʊˈpeɪk/.
How do you use opaque in a sentence?
The bottle is opaque. We fitted opaque glass in the bathroom window.
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