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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.

Similar words: nontransparent

Opposites: transparent

Common phrases: opaque glass, opaque plastic, opaque screen, opaque material

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?

Similar words: blur, cloud

Common phrases: opaque the glass, opaque a 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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