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Undurchsichtigkeit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • opacity noun The degree to which something blocks light or cannot be seen through; the quality of being opaque.
  • opaque adj Not allowing light to pass through; not transparent or translucent.

Senses

Undurchsichtigkeit is used for these senses in English:

  • opacity (uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through.
  • opacity (uncountable) The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding.
  • opaque (obsolete, poetic) An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.

opacity — full definition

  1. noun The degree to which something blocks light or cannot be seen through; the quality of being opaque.
  2. noun In graphics software and CSS, a numerical setting controlling how solid an element appears, where the maximum value is fully solid and zero is invisible.
  3. noun The quality of being obscure, hard to understand or deliberately unclear.

opaque — full definition

  1. adj Not allowing light to pass through; not transparent or translucent.
  2. adj Difficult to understand or see through, especially referring to explanations, processes, or motives.

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