LUCIDA

Meaning of LUCIDA in English

/looh"si deuh/ , n. , pl. lucidae /-dee'/ . Astron.

the brightest star in a constellation.

[ 1720-30; lucida ( stella ) bright (star), fem. of lucidus LUCID ]

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LUCIDA — ˈlüsədə noun ( plural luci·dae -ˌdē) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of lucidus lucid : the brightest star of …
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LUCIDA — n. brightest star in a constellation (Astronomy)
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CAMERA LUCIDA — noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, light chamber Date: 1753 an instrument that by means of a prism or mirrors and …
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CAMERA LUCIDA — | ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˈlüsə̇də noun ( plural camera lucidas ) Etymology: New Latin, literally, light chamber : an instrument that by means of …
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CAMERA LUCIDA — () An instrument which by means of a prism of a peculiar form, or an arrangement of mirrors, causes an …
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CAMERA LUCIDA — An instrument which by means of a prism of a peculiar form, or an arrangement of mirrors, causes an apparent …
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CAMERA LUCIDA — /looh"si deuh/ an optical instrument, often attached to the eyepiece of a microscope, by which the image of an external …
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CAMERA LUCIDA — device that uses a prism and mirrors to project the image of an object onto a flat surface so that …
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CAMERA LUCIDA — noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, light chamber Date: 1753 : an instrument that by means of a prism or mirrors …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAMERA LUCIDA — an instrument which by means of a prism of a peculiar form, or an arrangement of mirrors, causes an apparent …
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CAMERA LUCIDA — [ ˌkam(ə)rə'lu:sɪdə ] ■ noun an instrument in which rays of light are reflected by a prism to produce an …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CAMERA LUCIDA — [cam.era lu.ci.da] n [NL, lit., light chamber] (1831): an instrument that by means of a prism or mirrors and often …
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CAMERA LUCIDA — (Latin: light chamber), optical instrument invented in 1807 by William Hyde Wollaston to facilitate accurate sketching of objects. It consists …
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PUKA — I. ˈpükə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Maori 1. : a rare New Zealand tree ( Meryta sinclairii ) of …
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CRABWOOD — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: crab (VIII) + wood : a timber tree ( Carapa guianensis ) of tropical So. America …
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SKETCHMASTER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : an instrument operating on the principle of the camera lucida and used for superimposing an image of …
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SHINING WILLOW — noun : a common No. American shrub ( Salix lucida ) with lanceolate shiny leaves
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RATA — ˈräd.ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Maori 1. : a tree of the genus Metrosideros ; especially : either of …
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FLY HONEYSUCKLE — noun 1. : any of several shrubs of the genus Lonicera: as a. : european fly honeysuckle b. : a …
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FETTERBUSH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a showy shrub ( Lyonia lucida ) of the southern United States with persistent leaves and …
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CUBAN OYSTERWOOD — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : a thin cross section of a West Indian tree ( Gymnanthes lucida ) used …
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COFFEEBERRY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of several California shrubs with fruits suggesting coffee cherries: a. (1) : cascara buckthorn (2) …
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BLOODWOOD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of numerous trees having a red juice or red wood:as a. Australia (1) : any of …
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AFRICAN BLADDERNUT — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a small evergreen tree ( Royena lucida ) of southern Africa with downy shoots, …
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TELEMETROGRAPH — (n.) A combination of the camera lucida and telescope for drawing and measuring distant objects.
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FETTERBUSH — /fet"euhr boosh'/ , n. 1. an evergreen shrub, Lyonia lucida, of the heath family, native to the southern U.S., having …
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TELEMETROGRAPH — add. ·noun a combination of the camera lucida and telescope for drawing and measuring distant objects.
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LYONIA — genus of about 45 species of shrubs, of the heath family (Ericaceae), notable for its attractive white or pinkish flowers …
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SPARINGLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES eat sparingly (= eat very little ) ▪ Carter joined us for lunch, but ate …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPTICAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES optical character recognition optical fibre optical illusion optical properties ▪ These minerals have similar optical …
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INSTRUMENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES instrument panel musical instrument optical instruments ▪ microscopes and other optical instruments percussion instruments ▪ …
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