English-Finnish translations for opacity

• läpikuultamattomuus
• läpinäkymättömyys

Definition of opacity

• The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through
• The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding
• A measure of relative impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation such as light

Examples

• We could not see the sandbar due to the opacity of the muddy water.
• The opacity of these decisions is troubling.
• The opacity of a clean glass window is near zero.

Related words

• opacification
• scolopacids
• opacimeter
• Scolopacidae