Pellucid
[puh-loo-sid] /pəˈlu sɪd/
adjective
1.
allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
2.
clear or limpid:
pellucid waters.
3.
clear in meaning, expression, or style:
a pellucid way of writing.
/pɛˈluːsɪd/
adjective
1.
transparent or translucent
2.
extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid
adj.
“transparent, translucent,” 1610s, from Latin pellucidus “transparent,” from pellucere “shine through,” from per- “through” (see per) + lucere “to shine” (see light (n.)). Related: Pellucidly; pellucidity.
pellucid pel·lu·cid (pə-lōō’sĭd)
adj.
Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent.
pel·lu·cid’i·ty or pel·lu’cid·ness n.
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