opacity

Definitions


[ə(ʊ)ˈpasɪti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the quality of lacking transparency or translucence
(e.g: thinner paints need black added to increase opacity)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from French opacité, from Latin opacitas, from opacus ‘darkened’




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