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opacous

adj

Etymology

From Latin opacus (“shaded, shady, dark”) + -ous.

Definitions

  1. Not shining or illuminated

    Not shining or illuminated; dark.

    • The firm opacous Globe / Of this round World, whose first convex divides / The luminous inferior Orbs.

  2. Not allowing the passage of light

    Not allowing the passage of light; opaque.

    • [I]f you take ammel that is almost opacous, and grind it very well on a Porphyry, or Serpentine, the small particles will by reason of their flaws, appear perfectly opacous […]
    • The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends, where they lap over, transparent, like the wing of a fly.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA