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  • 1. pellucid
  • 2. pellucid
  • Pellucid in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. pellucid
  • 2. pellucid
  • Pellucid in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. pellucid

adjective. (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable.

Synonyms

  • luculent
  • clear
  • crystal clear
  • perspicuous
  • lucid

Antonyms

  • break even
  • lose
  • indistinct
  • unclearness

Etymology

  • pellucidus (Latin)

2. pellucid

adjective. transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity.

Synonyms

  • lucid
  • clear
  • crystal clear
  • crystalline
  • limpid

Antonyms

  • ambiguous
  • obscurity
  • incomprehensible
  • indefinite

Etymology

  • pellucidus (Latin)

Sentences with pellucid


1. Noun, singular or mass
This is the cortical reaction, in which the egg releases thousands of membrane-bound cortical granules into the pellucid zone -- the zona pellucida -- surrounding the egg’s plasma membrane.

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