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
Example Sentences
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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
One of the most desirable, and very frequent in this district, is Rosa lucida, with red stems, highly-polished leaves, and single, fragrant flowers of pure rosy-pink colour.
From Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur by Jekyll, Gertrude
By having a stage micrometer and camera lucida.
From The Story of the Cotton Plant by Wilkinson, Frederick
A. lucida, which is also white-flowered, bears its bright green leaves in rosettes, and has a variety with prettily gold-margined leaves.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
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