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A common defense among obituary-fanciers such as myself is that the obit is not about death at all. It is about life. This is true since an article about the condition of deadness would make for turgid reading at best.
Tom Rachman

Meaning of "turgid" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TURGID

From Latin turgidus, from turgēre to swell.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TURGID

turgid  [ˈtɜːdʒɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURGID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Turgid is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TURGID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Turgor pressure

Turgor pressure pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall of plant, bacteria, and fungi cells as well as those protist cells which have cell walls. This pressure, turgidity, is caused by the osmotic flow of water from area of low solute concentration outside of the cell into the cell's vacuole, which has a higher solute concentration. Healthy plant cells are turgid and plants rely on turgidity to maintain rigidity. In contrast, this phenomenon is not observed in animal cells which have no cell walls to prevent them from being burst by the flow of water into the cell and must either continually pump out water or live in an isotonic solution where there is no osmotic pressure.

Definition of turgid in the English dictionary

The definition of turgid in the dictionary is swollen and distended; congested. Other definition of turgid is pompous and high-flown; bombastic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURGID


aged
ˈeɪdʒɪd
algid
ˈældʒɪd
Brigid
ˈbrɪdʒɪd
carangid
kəˈrændʒɪd
energid
ˈɛnədʒɪd
frigid
ˈfrɪdʒɪd
fulgid
ˈfʌldʒɪd
masjid
ˈmʌsdʒɪd
musjid
ˈmʌsdʒɪd
nonrigid
nɒnˈrɪdʒɪd
overrigid
ˌəʊvəˈrɪdʒɪd
phalangid
fəˈlændʒɪd
rigid
ˈrɪdʒɪd
semirigid
ˌsɛmɪˈrɪdʒɪd
solpugid
sɒlˈpjuːdʒɪd
sphingid
ˈsfɪndʒɪd
synergid
ˈsɪnədʒɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURGID

turfiness
turfite
turfless
turfman
turfmen
turfy
Turgenev
turgent
turgently
turgescence
turgescency
turgescent
turgidity
turgidly
turgidness
turgite
turgor
turgor pressure

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURGID

acid
aid
android
avoid
bid
David
did
gid
grid
id
kid
liquid
Madrid
mid
paid
pongid
rapid
said
Saint Brigid
solid

Synonyms and antonyms of turgid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TURGID»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «turgid» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of turgid

Translation of «turgid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURGID

Find out the translation of turgid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of turgid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turgid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肿胀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turgentes
570 millions of speakers

English

turgid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूजा हुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متورم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тургесцентной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bombástico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রসস্ফীত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ampoulé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tenggelam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geschwollen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腫れ上がった
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과장된
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turgid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khoa trương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உப்பிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुळगुळीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ampolloso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jędrne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тургесцентной
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umflat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπαργή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

turgessent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

saftspända
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

turgid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turgid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURGID»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURGID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turgid

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3 QUOTES WITH «TURGID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word turgid.
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James F. Cooper
The common faults of American language are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse of terms.
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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
The fact that the talk may be boring or turgid or uninspiring should not cause us to forget the fact that it is preferable to war.
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Tom Rachman
A common defense among obituary-fanciers such as myself is that the obit is not about death at all. It is about life. This is true since an article about the condition of deadness would make for turgid reading at best.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURGID»

Discover the use of turgid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turgid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
Shelley) <while Shakespeare, using great words on the lowlier subject, contrives to make them appropriate, with Burke, writing on the loftier subject, the same or similar words have become tumid — Quiller-Couch) Turgid is not always ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations
He determined plant water content using the following equation: WD (%) = WSD ( %) = [(turgid wt. − fresh wt.)/ (turgid wt. – dry wt.)] × 100 (18.13) where WD is the water deficit and WSD is the water saturation deficit; the two terms are equivalent  ...
M.B. Kirkham, 2004
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Geological Survey Bulletin
—.do -.2 ppm Au. a. Leave. very .lightly wilted a. Leaves turgid. b. Leave. turgid, . tem necrotic. . -to ppm Au a. Leave. .everely wilted b. Leaves .everely wilted, necrotic. -S- ppm Au Not rooted a. Severe necro.i.- a. Leave. moderately wilted. . a.
‎1969
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Competition Science Vision
Water potential (xj>) = Solute + Pressure Potential Potential (Vs) (H>p) Osmotic Relations of Cells According to their Water Potential (\j>) (i) If the cell is fully turgid — The net movement of water into the cell is stoped in case of fully turgid cell.
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With ...
TURBULENT, V. TURGID, TUMID, BOMBASTIC. TURGID and TUMID both ugttiff swoln, but they differ in their application : turgid belongs to diction, as a txrgid style ; tumid is applicable to the water and other objects, as the tumid waves.
George Crabb, 1826
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Plant Biomechanics: An Engineering Approach to Plant Form ...
For example, if the pressure potential of the cell is +3.0 MPa, then the value of the solute potential must equal - 3.0 MPa, since the cell water potential of a fully turgid cell is zero (4^ = 0). Likewise, if the value of the solute potential is more ...
Karl J. Niklas, 1992
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The agriculturist's manual, forming a report of Lawson's ...
The soils best adapted for the growth of the Turgid wheats, are those of a strong rich clay or tenacious nature, and such as the common wheats are apt to become lodged in, the strong straw of the Turgid wheats, notwithstanding the heaviness ...
Lawson seed and nursery co, ltd, 1836
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Technical Bulletin
The same pots were used again on August 25, but the plants in pots 88 and 202 were wilted and those in pots 89 and 203 were turgid. Previous to the measurements of August 3. the transpiration rate of each of the four pots of plants had been ...
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Professional Garde Manger: A Comprehensive Guide to Cold ...
Turgid cytosol cell membrane cell wall Flaccid cell wall cell membrane cytosol Vegetable cells, turgid and flaccid Wilted greens (left) and turgid greens (right) intensive handling, they are more perishable than fresh conventional greens. Further ...
Lou Sackett, Jaclyn Pestka, Wayne Gisslen, 2010
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English synonymes: Explained in alphabetical order
TURGID , TUMID , BOMBASTIC. TURGID and TUMID both signify swoln, but they differ in their application: turgid belongs to diction, as aturgid style; tumid is applicable to the water and other objects, as the tumid waves. BOMBASTIC, from  ...
George Crabb, J. H. Hedley, 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURGID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term turgid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Film review: True Story (15) - Franco and Hill toil in a turgid true …
Film review: True Story (15) - Franco and Hill toil in a turgid true crime flick. 2 / 5 stars. True Story (15). Franco and Hill struggle with a very serious script in a True ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
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The last 30 years of Eric Clapton's career: Turgid
The last 30 years of Eric Clapton's career: Turgid. SIMON SWEETMAN. Last updated 12:19 30/06/2015. In a word. Well, lifeless. Or lazy. Uninspired. Dull. «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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Magna Carta: 'Turgid' document was eclipsed by the French, says …
One of Britain's most senior judges has dismissed Magna Carta as a “turgid” document which is far less significant in the development of modern rights than the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Turgid Liverpool end season in embarrassment
Liverpool's season-ending meltdown was completed at the Britannia Stadium where Stoke won 6-1 to inflict the Reds' heaviest defeat for 52 years while ... «RTE.ie, May 15»
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End the turgid speculation and show us the money
For reasons long forgotten and now covered by the essentially meaningless blanket explanation of "tradition", Budgets are always delivered on a Thursday ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
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Turgid Manchester United go down at home to West Brom
Turgid Manchester United go down at home to West Brom. Chris Brunt's deflected free-kick leaves United with plenty to do to secure fourth spot. Chris Brunt's ... «Irish Times, May 15»
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"Turgid" and young, Bayern did enough against Hertha
Manuel Neuer called the first half “turgid” as Hertha pressed in the opening quarter-hour before settling back in to banks of four for much of the remainder of the ... «Bayern Central, Apr 15»
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Ireland are 'aesthetically turgid' and the Six Nations is becoming …
“Ireland have led the way pursuing a style that is very effective but is aesthetically pretty turgid. But they have a perfect record and will argue winning is the only ... «WalesOnline, Mar 15»
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Paul O'Connell shoots down Austin Healey's 'turgid Ireland' claim
Paul O'Connell says Ireland have played a lot of rugby under Joe Schmidt, but not as much as they would have liked in recent times. Photograph: Paul ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Cardiff City have served up turgid football that's uninspiring and …
Alex Revell tries to latch onto an aerial delivery. Prior to Tuesday night against Blackburn, the football Cardiff City have served up recently has been pretty turgid. «WalesOnline, Feb 15»

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