Opacity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation

incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɑːpˈæsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɒpˈasɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɒpˈasɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /ɑːpˈæsᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

opaqueness

Antonyms

transparency clarity

Word Forms

opaque

adjective

not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Opazität

das Phänomen, dass elektromagnetische Strahlung nicht durchgelassen wird

🇫🇷French

opacité

le phénomène de ne pas permettre le passage du rayonnement électromagnétique

🇪🇸Spanish

opacidad

el fenómeno de no permitir el paso de la radiación electromagnética

🇮🇹Italian

opacità

il fenomeno di non consentire il passaggio delle radiazioni elettromagnetiche

🇳🇱Dutch

dekking

het fenomeen van het niet toestaan van de doorgang van elektromagnetische straling

🇵🇹Portuguese

opacidade

o fenômeno de não permitir a passagem de radiação eletromagnética

🇷🇺Russian

непрозрачность

явление, препятствующее прохождению электромагнитного излучения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्पष्टता

विद्युत चुम्बकीय विकिरण को पारित न होने देने की घटना

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বচ্ছতা

ইলেক্ট্রোম্যাগনেটিক বিকিরণের অনুমতি না দেওয়ার ঘটনা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒளிபுகாநிலை

மின்காந்த கதிர்வீச்சை அனுமதிக்காத நிகழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్పష్టత

విద్యుదయస్కాంత వికిరణం యొక్క మార్గాన్ని అనుమతించని దృగ్విషయం

🇮🇳Marathi

अपारदर्शकता

इलेक्ट्रोमॅग्नेटिक रेडिएशनला परवानगी न देण्याची घटना

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટતા

ઇલેક્ટ્રોમેગ્નેટિક રેડિયેશનને પસાર થવાની મંજૂરી ન આપવાની ઘટના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಾರದರ್ಶಕತೆ

ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಕಾಂತೀಯ ವಿಕಿರಣದ ಅಂಗೀಕಾರವನ್ನು ಅನುಮತಿಸದ ವಿದ್ಯಮಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതാര്യത

വൈദ്യുതകാന്തിക വികിരണം കടന്നുപോകാൻ അനുവദിക്കാത്ത പ്രതിഭാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੁੰਦਲਾਪਨ

ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੋਮੈਗਨੈਟਿਕ ਰੇਡੀਏਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ ਲੰਘਣ ਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਨਾ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਘਟਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھندلاپن

برقی مقناطیسی تابکاری کے گزرنے کی اجازت نہ دینے کا رجحان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不透明度

不允许电磁辐射通过的现象

🇯🇵Japanese

不透明度

電磁放射線の通過を許さない現象

🇰🇷Korean

불투명

전자기파의 통과를 허용하지 않는 현상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độ mờ đục

hiện tượng không cho bức xạ điện từ đi qua

🇹🇭Thai

ความทึบ

ปรากฏการณ์ไม่ยอมให้รังสีแม่เหล็กไฟฟ้าผ่านได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegelapan

fenomena tidak diperbolehkannya lewatnya radiasi elektromagnetik

🇲🇾Malay

kelegapan

fenomena tidak membenarkan laluan sinaran elektromagnet

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العتامة

ظاهرة عدم السماح بمرور الإشعاع الكهرومغناطيسي

🇮🇷Persian

کدورت

پدیده عدم اجازه عبور تابش الکترومغناطیسی

🇹🇷Turkish

opaklık

elektromanyetik radyasyonun geçişine izin vermeme olgusu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲטִימוּת

התופעה של אי מתן אפשרות למעבר של קרינה אלקטרומגנטית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'opacity'?

The primary meaning of 'opacity' is 'the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'opacity' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'opacity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'opacity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'opacity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'opacity' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'opacity' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'opacity' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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