- turbid
- сед. взвешенный, мутьевой
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
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turbid — turbid, muddy, roily are comparable when they mean not clear or translucent but clouded with or as if with sediment. Turbid describes something (as a liquid or, in extended use, an idea, affair, or feeling) which is stirred up and disturbed so… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Turbid — Tur bid, a. [L. turbidus, from turba tumult, disturbance, akin to turbare to disturb. See {Trouble}, and cf. {Disturb}, {Perturb}.] 1. Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turbid — turbíd adj. m., pl. turbízi; f. sg. turbídă, pl. turbíde Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic TURBÍD, Ă adj. tulbure. (< fr. turbide) … Dicționar Român
turbid — turbid, turgid The two words are unrelated but both can describe the flowing of water in their literal meanings (turbid means ‘opaque and cloudy’ and turgid means ‘swollen and overflowing’), and both refer to styles of writing in their figurative … Modern English usage
turbid — index inextricable, opaque, unclear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
turbid — (adj.) 1620s, from L. turbidus muddy, full of confusion, from turbare to confuse, bewilder, from turba turmoil, crowd, probably from Gk. tyrbe turmoil … Etymology dictionary
turbid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter. 2) obscure or confused in meaning or thought. DERIVATIVES turbidity noun. ORIGIN Latin turbidus, from turba a crowd, a disturbance … English terms dictionary
turbid — [tʉr′bid] adj. [L turbidus < turba, a crowd < IE * turb < base * twer , to stir up > OE thwirel, stirring rod, churn handle] 1. muddy or cloudy from having the sediment stirred up 2. thick, dense, or dark, as clouds or smoke 3.… … English World dictionary
turbid — adjective Etymology: Latin turbidus confused, turbid, from turba confusion, crowd, probably from Greek tyrbē confusion Date: 1626 1. a. thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment < a turbid stream > b. heavy with smoke or mist 2. a.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
turbid — adjective Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; used of liquids of any kind turbid water; turbid wine Syn: c … Wiktionary
turbid — adjective formal turbid water or liquid is dirty and muddy: the silty, turbid waters of the Congo river turbidity noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
