lucida

[ loo-si-duh ]

/ ˈlu sɪ də /

noun, plural lu·ci·dae [loo-si-dee]. /ˈlu sɪˌdi/. Astronomy.

the brightest star in a constellation.

Origin of lucida

1720–30; <New Latin, special use of Latin lūcida (stella) bright (star), feminine of lūciduslucid

Words nearby lucida

Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor, Lucian, Lucianne, lucid, lucida, lucidity, Lucifer, luciferin, lucifer match, luciferous

Example sentences from the Web for lucida

One of the ancient constellations, of which the lucida is the well-known nautical star Betelgeuze.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
The lucida of Orion, α Orionis, and a standard Greenwich star of the first magnitude.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
The lucida of Taurus, the well-known nautical star, popularly called Bull's-eye.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
The stars γ and β are pointer stars to a fifth-magnitude star the lucida of the asterism Lacerta, the lizard about 15° from β.
A Field Book of the Stars|William Tyler Olcott

One of the ancient southern constellations, the lucida of which is Fomalhaut.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

单词	lucida
释义	lucida [ loo-si-duh ] / ˈlu sɪ də / noun, plural lu·ci·dae [loo-si-dee]. /ˈlu sɪˌdi/. Astronomy. the brightest star in a constellation. Origin of lucida 1720–30; <New Latin, special use of Latin lūcida (stella) bright (star), feminine of lūciduslucid Words nearby lucida Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor, Lucian, Lucianne, lucid, lucida, lucidity, Lucifer, luciferin, lucifer match, luciferous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lucida One of the ancient constellations, of which the lucida is the well-known nautical star Betelgeuze. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth The lucida of Orion, α Orionis, and a standard Greenwich star of the first magnitude. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth The lucida of Taurus, the well-known nautical star, popularly called Bull's-eye. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth The stars γ and β are pointer stars to a fifth-magnitude star the lucida of the asterism Lacerta, the lizard about 15° from β. A Field Book of the Stars\|William Tyler Olcott One of the ancient southern constellations, the lucida of which is Fomalhaut. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth
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