lucida
[ loo-si-duh ]
noun,plural lu·ci·dae [loo-si-dee]. /ˈlu sɪˌdi/. Astronomy.
the brightest star in a constellation.
Origin of lucida
1First recorded in 1720–30; from New Latin, special use of Latin lūcida (stella) “bright (star),” feminine of lūcidus “bright, shining, lucid”; see origin at low3
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How to use lucida in a sentence
Theophilus says, "Hoc glutine omnis pictura superlinita lucida fit et decora, ac omnino durabilis."
Vnde si quis esset extra regionem ignis, terra ista in circumferentia su regionis per medium ignis lucida stella appareret.
The Discovery of a World in the Moone | John WilkinsThe figures were outlined with camera lucida and drawn on the table, close to the base of the microscope, 100 mm.
Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6 | Bruce Fink and Leafy J. CorringtonThe drawings were made with camera lucida and were reduced one-half in making the plates.
Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6 | Bruce Fink and Leafy J. CorringtonThe corpuscles were measured by the ocular micrometer and checked by the aid of a camera lucida.
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