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Definition of opacity noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    opacity

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//oʊˈpæsət̮i//
     
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  1. 1(technology) the fact of being difficult to see through; the fact of being opaque sheets of frosted glass with varying degrees of opacity
  2. 2(formal) the fact of being difficult to understand; the fact of being opaque opposite transparency the opacity of the poet's language
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