| obscure | 1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim. "His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness." (Prov. Xx. 20) 2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed. "The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night." (Shak) "The obscure corners of the earth." (Sir J. Davies) 3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. "O base and obscure vulgar." . "An obscure person." 4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription. 5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects. <optics> Obscure rays, those rays which are not luminous or visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits of the visible portion. Synonym: Dark, dim, darksome, dusky, shadowy, misty, abstruse, intricate, difficult, mysterious, retired, unnoticed, unknown, humble, mean, indistinct. Origin: L. Obscurus, orig, covered; ob- (see Ob-) + a root probably meaning, to cover; cf. L. Scutum shield, Skr. Sku to cover: cf.F. Obscur. Cf.Sky. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" dark: marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure" confuse: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" hidden: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat" make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war" make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw" make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" apart(p): remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
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In Enhanced X-Windows, (1.) A state of being for a window. A window is obscured if another window is in front of it making the obscured window partially viewable. Window B is obscured by window A if both are viewable InputOutput windows and A is higher in the global stacking order and the rectangle defined by the outside edges of A intersects the rectangle defined by the outside edges of B. ...
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Non-transparent glass resulting from painting, sandblasting or acid etching.
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Striking a zone you don't see.
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Clear glass through which images cannot be can be seen because the light waves are bent by the texture on the glass surfaces. Obscure glass is used where light is desired but visibility is not, for example, in a bathroom.
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| obscure | make obscure or unclear |
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| obscure | make difficult to perceive by sight |
| obscure | make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing |
| obscure | make unclear, indistinct, or blurred |
| obscure | make less visible or unclear |
| obscure | not clearly understood or expressed |
| obscure | marked by difficulty of style or expression |
| obscure | remote and separate physically or socially |
| obscure | not drawing attention |
| obscure | not famous or acclaimed |
| obscure | difficult to find |
| obscure | in an obscure manner |
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