Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opaquen

/oʊˈpeɪkən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: opaquen
IPA: /oʊˈpeɪkən/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become opaque.

Example Sentences

"It consists of a circular disc of vulcanite, about three inches in diameter, around the margin of which there are ten pieces of opaquened glass, the opacities being graduated from No. 1, which is mere cloudiness, to perfect opacity, only admitting distinction between light and dark."
"The next largest demand is for delustering and opaquening in the paper industry."
"As the evolving shrift opaquens the workspace, I consider the duplicate."
"(2004) Raman and scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive x-ray techniques for the characterization of colouring and opaquening agents in Roman mosaic glass tesserae."

Etymology

From opaque + -en.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: opaque

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /oʊˈpeɪkən/
British English: /əʊˈpeɪkən/

Inflected Forms

opaquens (present, singular) opaquening (participle, present) opaquened (participle, past) opaquened (past)

Derived Forms

opaquener

Synonyms

opacify

Questions

How do you pronounce opaquen?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈpeɪkən/.
What does opaquen mean?: To make or become opaque.
Where does opaquen come from?: From opaque + -en.

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