radiopaque

1. 1.

   not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation

   “barium sulfate is radiopaque”

   Synonymsradio-opaque

   Antonymsradiolucent

Questions about radiopaque

What does radiopaque mean?

radiopaque means "not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation".

How many syllables are in radiopaque?

radiopaque has 5 syllables: ra-di-o-paq-ue. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for radiopaque?

Close synonyms include radio-opaque. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of radiopaque?

The recorded antonyms are radiolucent.

Is radiopaque a common word?

radiopaque is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.