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adjective
1.
composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
2.
of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet.
3.
flowing like water.
4.
clear, transparent, or bright: liquid eyes.
5.
EXPAND(of sounds, tones, etc.) smooth; agreeable; flowing freely: the liquid voice of a trained orator.
6.
in cash or readily convertible into cash without significant loss of principal: liquid assets.
7.
Phonetics. characterizing a frictionless speech sound pronounced with only a partial obstruction of the breath stream and whose utterance can be prolonged as that of a vowel, especially l and r.
8.
COLLAPSE(of movements, gestures, etc.) graceful; smooth; free and unconstricted: the ballerina's liquid arabesques.
noun
9.
a liquid substance.
10.
Phonetics. either r or l, and sometimes m, n, ng.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English liquyd < Latin liquidus, equivalent to liqu(ēre) to be liquid + -idus -id4
1350–1400; Middle English liquyd < Latin liquidus, equivalent to liqu(ēre) to be liquid + -idus -id4
Related forms
liq·uid·ly, adverb
liq·uid·ness, noun
non·liq·uid, adjective, noun
non·liq·uid·ly, adverb
un·liq·uid, adjective
Synonyms
1. Liquid, fluid agree in referring to matter that is not solid. Liquid commonly refers to substances, as water, oil, alcohol, and the like, that are neither solids nor gases: Water ceases to be a liquid when it is frozen or turned to steam. Fluid is applied to anything that flows, whether liquid or gaseous: Pipes can carry fluids from place to place.
1. Liquid, fluid agree in referring to matter that is not solid. Liquid commonly refers to substances, as water, oil, alcohol, and the like, that are neither solids nor gases: Water ceases to be a liquid when it is frozen or turned to steam. Fluid is applied to anything that flows, whether liquid or gaseous: Pipes can carry fluids from place to place.
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Word Origin & History
liquid
late 14c., from O.Fr. liquide, from L. liquidus "fluid, liquid, moist," from liquere "be fluid," related to liqui "to melt, flow." Of sounds, from 1630s. Financial sense of "capable of being converted to cash" is first recorded 1818. The noun is 1709, from the adjective.
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Medical Dictionary
liquid liq·uid (lĭk'wĭd)
n.
The state of matter in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow, little or no tendency to disperse, and relatively high incompressibility.
Matter or a specific body of matter in this state.
Of or being a liquid.
Having been liquefied, especially melted by heating or condensed by cooling.
Flowing readily; fluid.
liq'uid·ly adv.
liq'uid·ness n.
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Science Dictionary
liquid  (lĭk'wĭd) Pronunciation Key
One of four main states of matter, composed of molecules that can move about in a substance but are bound loosely together by intramolecular forces. Unlike a solid, a liquid has no fixed shape, but instead has a characteristic readiness to flow and therefore takes on the shape of any container. Because pressure transmitted at one point is passed on to other points, a liquid usually has a volume that remains constant or changes only slightly under pressure, unlike a gas. |
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Cultural Dictionary
liquid definition
A phase of matter in which atoms or molecules can move freely while remaining in contact with one another. A liquid takes the shape of its container. (Compare gas and solid.)
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