Opacity vs. Opaqueness — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Opacity and Opaqueness
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Opacity
The quality or state of being opaque.
Opaqueness
Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.
Opacity
Something opaque.
Opaqueness
Not reflecting light; having no luster
An opaque finish.
Opacity
Obscurity; impenetrability.
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Opaqueness
Impenetrable by a form of radiant energy other than visible light
A chemical solution opaque to x-rays.
Opacity
Dullness of mind.
Opaqueness
So obscure as to be unintelligible
"opaque, elusive, minimal meanings" (John Simon).
Opacity
(uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through
We could not see the sandbar due to the opacity of the muddy water.
Opaqueness
Mentally obtuse; dense.
Opacity
(uncountable) The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding.
The opacity of these decisions is troubling.
Opaqueness
Something that is opaque, especially an opaque pigment used to darken parts of a photographic print or negative.
Opacity
A measure of relative impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation such as light.
The opacity of a clean glass window is near zero.
Opaqueness
The characteristic of being opaque.
Opacity
The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.
Opaqueness
The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity.
Opacity
Obscurity; want of clearness.
Opaqueness
Incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
Opacity
The phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation
Opaqueness
The quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
Opacity
Incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
Opacity
The quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
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