Definition of turbid Turbid

tur•bid

We found 7 definitions of turbid from 6 different sources.

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What does turbid mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

turbid - (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"
  cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky
  opaque not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • turbid (a.)
    Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid water; turbid wine.
  • turbid (a.)
    Disturbed; confused; disordered.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • turbid
    A fluid which is cloudy or hazy due to large numbers of individual particles that are generally invisible to the naked eye, similar to smoke in air.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • turbid
    tur′bid, adj. disordered: having the sediment disturbed: muddy: thick.—adv. Tur′bidly.—ns. Tur′bidness, Turbid′ity. [L. turbidusturba, tumult.]

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  • turbid, adjective.

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