lucida
Americannoun
plural
lucidaeEtymology
Origin of lucida
First recorded in 1720–30; from New Latin, special use of Latin lūcida (stella) “bright (star),” feminine of lūcidus “bright, shining, lucid”; see origin at low 3
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The visual trick may have been created by the artist’s use of a common optical viewing aid called a camera lucida.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025
Precisely ground, the mirrors were able to start fires and project images onto flat surfaces, camera lucida fashion.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Suma risum, Magdalena, Frons nitescat lucida; Denigravit omnis pœna, Lux coruscat fulgida; Christus nondum liberavit, Et de morte triumphavit: Alleluia resonet!
From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Charles, Elizabeth Rundle
For minute species, camera lucida drawings of the spores, together with their measurements, will add greatly to the practical value of a collection.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
About the beginning of the 19th century Dr Wollaston invented a simple form of the camera lucida which gives bright and erect images.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
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