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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation;

2. incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning;
[syn: opacity, opaqueness]

3. the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light;
[syn: opacity, opaqueness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Opacity \O*pac"i*ty\, n. [L. opacitas: cf. F. opacit['e].] 1. The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness. [1913 Webster] 2. Obscurity; want of clearness. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

opacity n 1: the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation [ant: transparence, transparency] 2: incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning [syn: opacity, opaqueness] 3: the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light [syn: opacity, opaqueness] [ant: clarity, clearness, uncloudedness]