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fluider

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flu⋅id

  [floo-id]
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–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.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L fluidus, equiv. to flu(ere) to flow + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
flu⋅id⋅al, adjective
flu⋅id⋅ly, flu⋅id⋅al⋅ly, adverb
flu⋅id⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. See liquid.
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Cultural Dictionary

fluid

In physics, a substance that flows — usually a liquid or a gas.

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Word Origin & History

fluid  (adj.)
1603, from L. fluidus "fluid, flowing," from fluere "to flow" (see fluent). The noun is 1661, from the adj.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2fluid
Function: noun
: a substance (as a liquid or gas) tending to flow or conform to the outline of its container; specifically : one in the body of an animal or plant —see CEREBROSPINAL FLUID, SEMINAL FLUID
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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