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opaque

IPA pronunciation: /əʊˈpeɪk/

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Russian meaning

Непрозрачный, неясный

English definition

Not able to be seen through; not transparent; hard or impossible to understand.

Example

Algorithmic decision-making in university admissions can seem opaque to applicants.

Collocations

opaque prose
opaque glass
deliberately opaque

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