Scientific Writing

noun the quality of being easily understood or clear in expression

adjective perspicuous

• The perspicuity of the legal document made it easy for everyone to understand.
• I appreciate the perspicuity of your explanation.
• The perspicuity of his speech was on point.
• The perspicuity of her thoughts shone through in her writing.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

• In academia, the pressure to publish or perish is a well-known phenomenon.
• If you want to keep your job in academia, you better publish or perish.
• Dude, it's all about publish or perish in the academic world.
• In the competitive academic environment, it's often seen as publish or perish in terms of career advancement.