turbid

[tur-bid]

adjective

not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured: the turbid waters near the waterfall.

thick or dense, as smoke or clouds.

confused; muddled; disturbed.

Nearby words

Origin of turbid

1620–30; < Latin turbidus disturbed, equivalent to turb(āre) to disturb (derivative of turba turmoil) + -idus -id⁴

SYNONYMS FOR turbid

1. murky, cloudy, roiled, muddy.

Related formstur·bid·i·ty, tur·bid·ness, nountur·bid·ly, adverbun·tur·bid, adjectiveun·tur·bid·ly, adverb

Can be confusedtorpid turbid turgid

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Examples from the Web for turbidity

Hæmoglobin estimation is difficult owing to turbidity of the blood after dilution with water.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
The turbidity is to be exactly imitated by means of the standard solution of carbonate of soda.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
He (1948:27) stated that color in tadpoles from different localities probably varies with soil color and turbidity of water.
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca|William E. Duellman
Oxalate of potash should give no turbidity to an ammoniacal solution of this acid.
The Art of Perfumery|G. W. Septimus Piesse

These variations follow closely the variations in the turbidity and in the bacterial content of the water applied to the filters.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911|E. D. Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for turbidity

turbid

adjective

muddy or opaque, as a liquid clouded with a suspension of particles

dense, thick, or cloudyturbid fog

in turmoil or confusion

Derived Formsturbidity or turbidness, nounturbidly, adverb

Word Origin for turbid

C17: from Latin turbidus, from turbāre to agitate, from turba crowd

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Word Origin and History for turbidity

turbid

adj.

1620s, from Latin turbidus "muddy, full of confusion," from turbare "to confuse, bewilder," from turba "turmoil, crowd," probably from Greek tyrbe "turmoil."

Medicine definitions for turbidity

turbid

[tûr′bĭd]

adj.

Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended; muddy; cloudy.

Related formstur•bid′i•ty n.