Hypertext Webster Gateway: "opaque"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Opaque \O*paque"\, n.
That which is opaque; opacity. --Young.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
opaque
adj 1: not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant
energy; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to
X-rays" [ant: {clear}]
2: not clearly understood or expressed [syn: {unintelligible}]
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