fluid
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.
pertaining to a substance that easily changes its shape; capable of flowing.
consisting of or pertaining to fluids.
changing readily; shifting; not fixed, stable, or rigid: fluid movements.
convertible into cash: fluid assets.
Origin of fluid
1synonym study For fluid
Other words from fluid
- flu·id·al, adjective
- flu·id·ly, flu·id·al·ly, adverb
- flu·id·ness, noun
- non·flu·id, noun
- non·flu·id·ly, adverb
- un·flu·id, adjective
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How to use fluid in a sentence
They cited a fluid-dynamics simulation that showed a “massive upward transport of virus aerosol particles” during flushing, leading to large-scale virus spread indoors.
Scientists found coronavirus in a long-vacant apartment. A possible spreader? ‘Fecal aerosol plumes’ | Claire Zillman, reporter | August 27, 2020 | FortuneThat’s because, he says, T-cell assays require a more complex blood sample that preserves both the serum—or fluid part of blood—and the individual blood cells.
Scientists to Wall Street: You don’t really understand how COVID vaccine tests work | Jeremy Kahn | August 24, 2020 | FortuneThese narratives underscore the fluid and transnational histories of diseases, their impact and possible cure.
Science Fiction Explores the Interconnectedness Revealed by the Coronavirus Pandemic | Mayurika Chakravorty | August 9, 2020 | Singularity HubKidneys clean our blood using nephrons, which are essentially filters that let fluid and waste products through while blocking blood cells, proteins, and minerals.
Artificial Kidneys Are a Step Closer With This New Tech | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | June 3, 2020 | Singularity HubThe rotating flow maintains a shape where the center looks sunken as the fluid gets pushed to the outer edge.
Climb like a slo-mo Spiderman using this super suction robot | Carolyn Wilke | May 12, 2020 | Science News For Students
So we know that boring down to the bedrock and pumping it full of fluid can cause earthquakes.
26 Earthquakes Later, Fracking’s Smoking Gun Is in Texas | James Joiner | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Voodoo, the demarcation between life and death is more fluid; helping Voodoo followers create order out of disorder.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism | Dina Goldstein | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn other words, the omnipresent postcolonial Arab State has just about dropped dead, the times are fluid and the vacuums are many.
She is equally desirous of Levine, as animalistic and eager to consume him while sticky with sanguine fluid.
Sex, Blood and Maroon 5: Pop Culture’s Wounds Run Deep | Lizzie Crocker | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are two economies, above ground and underground, and the boundaries at times seem fluid.
It separates into three layers upon standing—a brown deposit, a clear fluid, and a frothy layer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddOne frequently wishes to ascertain the specific gravity of quantities of fluid too small to float an urinometer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThis fluid is then heated, adding crystals of sodium acetate until it becomes perfectly clear.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe clear, straw-colored fluid which is left after separation of the coagulum is called blood-serum.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddLeukocytes are easily distinguished from red cells, especially when Toisson's diluting fluid is used.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
British Dictionary definitions for fluid
/ (ˈfluːɪd) /
a substance, such as a liquid or gas, that can flow, has no fixed shape, and offers little resistance to an external stress
capable of flowing and easily changing shape
of, concerned with, or using a fluid or fluids
constantly changing or apt to change
smooth in shape or movement; flowing
Origin of fluid
1Derived forms of fluid
- fluidal, adjective
- fluidness, noun
- fluidly or fluidally, adverb
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Scientific definitions for fluid
[ flōō′ĭd ]
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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