Definitions for turgid
ˈtɜr dʒɪdturgid

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgidadjective

   ostentatiously lofty in style

   "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"

2. puffy, intumescent, tumescent, tumid, turgidadjective

   abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

   "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. turgidadjective

   Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.

   I have a turgid limb.

2. turgidadjective

   Tediously pompous or bombastic.

3. Etymology: From turgidus, from turgere

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Turgidadjective

   Etymology: turgidus, Lat.

   1. Swelling; bloated; filling more room than before.

   A bladder, moderately fill’d with air, and strongly tied, held near the fire grew turgid and hard; and brought nearer, suddenly broke with a vehement noise. Boyle.

   The spirits embroil’d with the malignity, and drowned in the blood turgid and tumified by the febril fermentation, are by phlebotomy relieved. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.

   Disburthen thou thy sapless wood
   Of its rich progeny; the turgid fruit
   Abounds with mellow liquor. Philips.

   Those channels turgid with th’ obstructed tide
   Stretch their small holes and make their meshes wide. Richard Blackmore.

   2. Pompous; tumid; fastuous; vainly magnificent.

   Some have a violent and turgid manner of talking and thinking; whatsoever they judge of is with a tincture of this vanity. Isaac Watts, Logick.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. turgid

   Turgor pressure is the force within the cell that pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall.It is also called hydrostatic pressure, and is defined as the pressure in a fluid measured at a certain point within itself when at equilibrium. Generally, turgor pressure is caused by the osmotic flow of water and occurs in plants, fungi, and bacteria. The phenomenon is also observed in protists that have cell walls. This system is not seen in animal cells, as the absence of a cell wall would cause the cell to lyse when under too much pressure. The pressure exerted by the osmotic flow of water is called turgidity. It is caused by the osmotic flow of water through a selectively permeable membrane. Movement of water through a semipermeable membrane from a volume with a low solute concentration to one with a higher solute concentration is called osmotic flow. In plants, this entails the water moving from the low concentration solute outside the cell into the cell's vacuole.

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1. turgid

   Turgid refers to something swollen or distended due to the absorption of fluid, often used to describe the condition of plant cells when they are full of water. It can also refer to a style of language, writing, or speech that is excessively complex, pompous, or bombastic.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Turgidadjective

   distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; -- especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid limb; turgid fruit

2. Turgidadjective

   swelling in style or language; vainly ostentatious; bombastic; pompous; as, a turgid style of speaking

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Turgid

   swollen.

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How to pronounce turgid?

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How to say turgid in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of turgid in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of turgid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=turgid
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Turgid
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=turgid
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turgid
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turgid
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=turgid
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=turgid