fluid
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ɪd noun
1.
a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
adjective
2.
pertaining to a substance that easily changes its shape; capable of flowing.
3.
consisting of or pertaining to fluids.
4.
changing readily; shifting; not fixed, stable, or rigid: fluid movements.
5.
convertible into cash: fluid assets.
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World English Dictionary
fluid (ˈfluːɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a substance, such as a liquid or gas, that can flow, has no fixed shape, and offers little resistance to an external stress |
| —adj | |
| 2. | capable of flowing and easily changing shape |
| 3. | of, concerned with, or using a fluid or fluids |
| 4. | constantly changing or apt to change |
| 5. | smooth in shape or movement; flowing |
| [C15: from Latin fluidus, from fluere to flow] | |
| 'fluidal | |
| —adj | |
| 'fluidness | |
| —n | |
| 'fluidly | |
| —adv | |
| 'fluidally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
fluid
c.1600, from L. fluidus "fluid, flowing," from fluere "to flow" (see fluent). The noun is 1660s, from the adj.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
fluid flu·id (fl&oomacr;'ĭd)
n.
An amorphous substance whose molecules move freely past one another; a liquid or gas. adj.
Of or characteristic of a fluid.
flu·id'i·ty (-ĭd'ĭ-tē) or flu'id·ness n.
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Science Dictionary
fluid (fl 'ĭd) Pronunciation Key
A state of matter, such as liquid or gas, in which the component particles (generally molecules) can move past one another. Fluids flow easily and conform to the shape of their containers. See also state of matter, viscosity. |
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Example sentences
Windshield washer fluid is a brightly colored liquid made of methanol, a poisonous alcohol.
Lighter fluid is a flammable liquid found in cigarette lighters and other types of lighters.
What caught his eye was a small red gem of urinal cake, which had been tumbled and abraded into a perfect, fluid-winnowed capsule.
Even before you were born, she was exposing you to different flavors in the womb via amniotic fluid.
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