English-Thai Dictionary

pellucid

ADJ โปร่งใส  transparent clear sheer opaque nontranslucent prong-sai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PELLUCID

a.[L. pellucidus; per and lucidus; very bright. See Light. ] Perfectly clear; transparent; not opake; as a body as pellucid as crystal.

 

PELLUCIDITY, PELLUCIDNESS

n.Perfect clearness; transparency; as the pellucidity of the air; the pellucidness of a gem.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PELLUCID

Pel *lu "cid, a. Etym: [L. pellucidus; per (see Per- ) + lucidus clear, bright: cf. F. pellucide.]

 

Defn: Transparent; clear; limpid; translucent; not opaque. "Pellucid crystal. " Dr. H. More. "Pellucid streams." Wordsworth.

 

PELLUCIDITY; PELLUCIDNESS

Pel `lu *cid "i *ty, Pel *lu "cid *ness, n. Etym: [L. pelluciditas.]

 

Defn: The quality or state of being pellucid; transparency; translucency; clearness; as, the pellucidity of the air. Locke.

 

PELLUCIDLY

PELLUCIDLY Pel *lu "cid *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a pellucid manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pellucid

pel lu cid |pəˈlo͞osid pəˈlusəd | ▶adjective translucently clear: mountains reflected in the pellucid waters. • lucid in style or meaning; easily understood: he writes, as always, in pellucid prose. • (of music or other sound ) clear and pure in tone: a smooth legato and pellucid singing tone are his calling cards. DERIVATIVES pel lu cid ly adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin pellucidus, from perlucere ‘shine through. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

pellucid

pellucid |pɪˈluːsɪd, pɛ -, -ˈljuːsɪd | ▶adjective literary translucently clear: mountains reflected in the pellucid waters. • easily understood; lucid: he writes, as always, in pellucid prose. • (of music or other sound ) clear and pure in tone: his pellucid singing tone. DERIVATIVES pellucidity |-ˈsɪdɪti |noun, pellucidly adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin pellucidus, from perlucere ‘shine through ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pellucid

pellucid adjective 1 the pellucid waters: translucent, transparent, clear, crystal clear, crystalline, glassy, limpid, unclouded, gin-clear. 2 pellucid prose: lucid, limpid, clear, crystal clear, articulate; coherent, comprehensible, understandable, intelligible, straightforward, simple, clean, well-constructed; formal perspicuous.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pellucid

pellucid adjective 1 the pellucid Caribbean waters | a pellucid singing tone: translucent, transparent, clear, crystal clear, crystalline, bright, glassy, limpid, unclouded. 2 pellucid prose: easily understood, easily grasped, comprehensible, understandable, intelligible, articulate, coherent, lucid, clear, crystal clear, crystalline; graspable, fathomable, digestible, straightforward, direct, simple, plain, well constructed, graphic, explicit, unambiguous, user-friendly.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pellucid

pel lu cid /pɪlúːsɪd /形容詞 ｟文 ｠1 〈目 水 音などが 〉澄みきった .2 〈文体 意味などが 〉明瞭 （めいりよう ）な .