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5just use opaque (because it is the right word) but back it up somewhere else in the literature with 100% light-blocking or something similar.– JimCommented Jan 29, 2015 at 18:43
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6Observant, @HotLicks, but I prefer totally opaque :-) or better yet absolutely opaque. The physics exchange may have a technical term.– ScotMCommented Jan 29, 2015 at 23:11
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5How about "attenuates transmission of electromagnetic radiation in the visible light range by a factor of 100 dB or greater".– Hot LicksCommented Jan 29, 2015 at 23:30
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1I blame programs like Photoshop using words like "opacity" instead of "translucence".– user39425Commented Jan 30, 2015 at 6:48
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1@fredsbend But then you would have to invert the scale so that "100% translucent" would mean fully transparent. This may go against people's intuition.– nitro2k01Commented Jan 30, 2015 at 12:13
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