OPACITY


Meaning of OPACITY in English

/oh pas"i tee/ , n. , pl. opacities .

1. the state or quality of being opaque.

2. something opaque.

3. the degree to which a substance is opaque; capacity for being opaque.

4. Photog. the proportion of the light that is absorbed by the emulsion on any given area of a film or plate.

5. obscurity of meaning.

6. mental dullness.

7. Med. an opaque spot or area in normally clear or transparent tissue, as a cataract of the eye.

[ 1550-60; opacitas shade. See OPAQUE, -ITY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .