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English Dictionary: opaque by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opaque
adj
  1. not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"
    Antonym(s): clear
  2. not clearly understood or expressed
    Synonym(s): opaque, unintelligible
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opaque \O*paque"\, a. [F., fr. L. opacus. Cf. {Opacous}.]
      1. Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an
            opaque substance.
  
      2. Obscure; not clear; unintelligible. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opaque \O*paque"\, n.
      That which is opaque; opacity. --Young.
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