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Definition of Opaqueness
1. Noun. Incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning.
2. Noun. The quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light.
Specialized synonyms: Cloudiness, Muddiness, Murkiness, Blurriness, Fogginess, Fuzziness, Indistinctness, Softness
Generic synonyms: Quality
Attributes: Opaque
Antonyms: Clarity
Derivative terms: Opaque, Opaque
Definition of Opaqueness
1. n. The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity.
Definition of Opaqueness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being opaque. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Opaqueness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Opaqueness
Literary usage of Opaqueness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Strathmore Quality Deckle Edge Book Papers: Strathmore Japan, Old ...by Mittineague Paper Company by Mittineague Paper Company (1906)
"... Antique The opaqueness, bulk and firmness of the 60 Ih. Wove and Laid OLD
STRATFORD la equal to ..."
2. Glue, Gelatine, Animal Charcoal, Phosphorus, Cements, Pastes, and Mucilages by Ferdinand Dawidowsky (1905)
"Its color and opaqueness are imparted to it by an addition of 4 to 8 per cent.
of white lead, chalk, zinc white, or permanent white (sulphate of baryta). ..."
3. Glue, Gelatine, Animal Charcoal, Phosphorus, Cements, Pastes, and Mucilages by Ferdinand Dawidowsky (1906)
"Its color and opaqueness are imparted to it by an addition of 4 to 8 per cent.
of white lead, chalk, zinc white, or permanent white (sulphate of baryta). ..."
4. Principles and Practice of Artificial Ice-making and Refrigeration by Louis Milton Schmidt (1907)
"The fact is that the principal cause of opaqueness is the presence of air in the
water. Various elaborate schemes have been devised for the removal of this ..."
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