Definition for O-PAC'I-TY

O-PAC'I-TY, n. [L. opacitas.]

  1. Opakeness; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency. Opacity may exist in bodies of any color.
  2. Darkness; obscurity. Glanville.

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