opaque

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When I say "disabled", I mean that all elements are semi-opaque, and not clickable.

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  1. adjective Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.
  2. adjective Not reflecting light; having no luster: an opaque finish.
  3. adjective Impenetrable by a form of radiant energy other than visible light: a chemical solution opaque to x-rays.
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  • When I say "disabled", I mean that all elements are semi-opaque, and not clickable. —  ASP.NET Forums
  • To make matters more opaque, the language used to describe the request can be "imprecise" and requires "a subjective decision" on the part of an agency to figure out congressional intent, according to a 2006 Congressional Research Service report. —  Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com
  • I ran my life by iCal -- now the future is completely opaque, and I'm sure to be in trouble in just a day or two for commitments I've missed. —  MacFixIt
  • Just to make it even more opaque, the McCain campaign lists the firm as "CD, Inc." —  ClickZ News Blog
  • The waves that were a bright, hard blue yesterday under a fading sky are green, opaque, and cold. —  Locus Online News
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  1. Middle English opake, shady, and French opaque, opaque (from Old French, shady), both from Latin opācus.

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  1. Formerly also opake; from Middle English opake, from Old French (and F.) opaque = Spanish Portuguese Italian opaco, from Latin opacus, shaded, shady, darkened, obscure, such as to give or cast a shadow.
  2. from opaque, adjective
 

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