turbid
turbid
Definition
tur·bid (tʉr′bid)
adjective
- muddy or cloudy from having the sediment stirred up
- thick, dense, or dark, as clouds or smoke
- confused; perplexed; muddled
Etymology: L turbidus < turba, a crowd < IE *turb- < base *twer-, to stir up > OE thwirel, stirring rod, churn handle
tur·bid′·ity noun or tur′·bid·ness
tur′·bidly adverb
turbid
Synonyms
turbid
modif.
turbid
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- highly: In particular the oil was superb; it was highly turbid and is collected by partial cold extraction before even the cold press.
- often: In the UK, waters are often turbid and so obtaining a broadscale photograph is almost impossible.
- moderately: Estimating suspended sediment concentrations from ocean color measurements in moderately turbid waters; the impact of variable particle scattering properties.
- quite: The snorkeling wasn't particularly good because it had been raining very heavily and the water was quite turbid.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: They commonly root about in muddy bottoms, which may make ponds turbid.
Modifies a noun
- water: This valley received on its bottom all the soil brought down by the turbid waters.
- medium: Prahl et al [ 7 ] derived an analytic theory for the interpretation of photothermal signals detected in turbid media.
- condition: Ability to sterilize in turbid conditions where the use of UV would not be suitable.
- flood: In its place a turbid leaden flood without a sparkling wavelet to be seen.
- river: Over everything and everyone looms the worldly decay of Alexandria, whose turbid river runs through the action like a poisonous vein.
- wave: Impressive rock spires tower above the turbid waves and plunge to a depth of 130ft.
Used with adjective complement
- become: It only became turbid because of its reliance on the world of turbidity.
turbid Quotes
Clear writers, like clear fountains, do not seem so deep as they are; the turbid look the most profound.
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