| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
liquid (ˈlɪkwɪd) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | gas Compare solid a substance in a physical state in which it does not resist change of shape but does resist change of size |
| 2. | a substance that is a liquid at room temperature and atmospheric pressure |
| 3. | phonetics a frictionless continuant, esp () or () |
| —adj | |
| 4. | of, concerned with, or being a liquid or having the characteristic state of liquids: liquid wax |
| 5. | shining, transparent, or brilliant |
| 6. | flowing, fluent, or smooth |
| 7. | (of assets) in the form of money or easily convertible into money |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin liquidus, from liquēre to be fluid] | |
| 'liquidly | |
| —adv | |
| 'liquidness | |
| —n | |
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.
| 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. |
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.)