Both Uses of
opaque
in
A Wrinkle in Time
- The pupils grew smaller and smaller, as though he were looking into an intensely bright light, until they seemed to close entirely, until his eyes were nothing but an opaque blue.
p. 140.2opaque = impossible to see through
- They have told us that our atmosphere is what they call opaque, so that the stars are not visible, and then they were surprised that we know stars, that we know their music and the movements of their dance far better than beings like you who spend hours studying them through what you call telescopes.
p. 199.7 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(opaque as in: opaque shower door) not able to see through
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(2)
(opaque as in: opaque explanation) difficult or impossible to understand -- especially due to complexity or obscurity