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Definition of Indistinct

1. Adjective. Not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand. "Only indistinct notions of what to do"

Definition of Indistinct

1. a. Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance.

Definition of Indistinct

1. Adjective. (context: of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of a thought idea etc) hazy or vague ¹

3. Adjective. (context: of speech) difficult to understand ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Indistinct

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Indistinct

1. 1. Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance. "Indistinct as water is in water." 2. Obscure to the mind or senses; not clear; not definite; confused; imperfect; faint; as, indistinct vision; an indistinct sound; an indistinct idea or recollection. "When we come to parts too small four our senses, our ideas of these little bodies become obscure and indistinct." (I. Watts) "Their views, indeed, are indistinct and dim." (Cowper) Synonym: Undefined, indistinguishable, obscure, indefinite, vague, ambiguous, uncertain, confused. Origin: L. Indistinctus: cf. F. Indistinct. See In- not, and Distinct. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Indistinct

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on human physiology by John Call Dalton (1875)
"On the other hand, if the lens were too flat, as in Fig. 193, or placed too near the retina, the rays Fig. 192. indistinct ..."

2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"mean much; but, when analysed, it conveys an indistinct impression. Yet Mr. FitzGerald's style in the finest passages of this great torso has a weight, ..."

3. Elements of Criticism by Henry Home Kames (1819)
"The same object continues, without any difference but that it is less distinct than formerly.* This indistinct secondary perception of an object, ..."

4. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1915)
"(4) Chordoma cell with indistinct cell outline due to vesicular disintegration of the cytoplasm. (5) A group of chordoma cells showing marked vesicular ..."

5. Cavendish by Christa Jungnickel, Russell McCormmach (1996)
"indistinct Vision John Herschel told an anecdote about his father, William, and Henry Cavendish. The year was 1786, and the setting was a dinner given by ..."

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