pellucidity
sɪd adjective
1.
allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
2.
clear or limpid: pellucid waters.
3.
clear in meaning, expression, or style: a pellucid way of writing.
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pellucid (pɛˈluːsɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | transparent or translucent |
| 2. | extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid |
| [C17: from Latin pellūcidus, variant of perlūcidus, from perlūcēre to shine through, from per through + lūcēre to shine] | |
| pel'lucidly | |
| —adv | |
| pellu'cidity | |
| —n | |
| pel'lucidness | |
| —n | |
| pellucid (pɛˈluːsɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | transparent or translucent |
| 2. | extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid |
| [C17: from Latin pellūcidus, variant of perlūcidus, from perlūcēre to shine through, from per through + lūcēre to shine] | |
| pel'lucidly | |
| —adv | |
| pellu'cidity | |
| —n | |
| pel'lucidness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
pellucid
"transparent, translucent," 1619, from L. pellucidus "transparent," from pellucere "shine through," from per- "through" + lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)).
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Medical Dictionary
pellucid pel·lu·cid (pə-l&oomacr;'sĭd)
adj.
Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent.
pel·lu·cid'i·ty or pel·lu'cid·ness n.
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