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opacity

noun

The quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light

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Word length
7
Starts with
O
Ends with
Y
Contains
PA
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
C2

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Pronunciation

oʊˈpæsɪtiː

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noun

  1. The quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light

noun

  1. Incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning

noun

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

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