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 Definitions of fluid  [ˈflu ɪd]  

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Definition of 'fluid' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) 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.

2. (adj.) fluid
pertaining to a substance that easily changes its shape; capable of flowing.

3.  fluid
consisting of or pertaining to fluids.

4.  fluid
changing easily or readily; not fixed, stable, or rigid.

5.  fluid
smooth and flowing:
fluid movements.

6.  fluid
convertible into cash; liquid:
fluid assets.

Etymology:  (1595–1605; < L fluidus flowing freely, der. of fluere to flow)

Definition of 'fluid' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) fluid
a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure

2. (adj) fluid
continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas

3. (adj) fluid, unstable
subject to change; variable
"a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup"

4. (adj) fluid, runny
characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape

5. (adj) fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth
smooth and unconstrained in movement
"a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"

6. (adj) fluid, liquid
in cash or easily convertible to cash
"liquid (or fluid) assets"

7. (adj) fluid, mobile
affording change (especially in social status)
"Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile"


Definition of 'fluid' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) fluid
smooth and graceful
fluid movements

2.  fluid
able or likely to change easily
Our plans are fluid at the moment.; the fluidity of the dancers' movements


Definition of 'fluid' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) fluid
having particles which easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass, and which easily yield to pressure; capable of flowing; liquid or gaseous

2. (noun) fluid
a fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves


Translation of 'fluid' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a substance (liquid or gas) whose particles can move about freely.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vloeistof Arabic flag Arabic: سائِل، مائِع Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: газ
Brazilian flag Brazilian: fluido Czech flag Czech: fluidum German flag German: die Flüssigkeit
Danish flag Danish: væske Greek flag Greek: ρευστό Spanish flag Spanish: fluido
Estonian flag Estonian: voolav aine Farsi flag Farsi: سیال Finnish flag Finnish: neste
French flag French: fluide Hebrew flag Hebrew: נוֹזֵל Hindi flag Hindi: द्रव
Croatian flag Croatian: tekućina Hungarian flag Hungarian: folyadék Indonesian flag Indonesian: encer
Icelandic flag Icelandic: vökvi Italian flag Italian: fluido Japanese flag Japanese: 流体
Korean flag Korean: 유체 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: skysta/dujinė medžiaga Latvian flag Latvian: šķidrums; šķidra viela
Malay flag Malay: cecair Dutch flag Dutch: fluaadum Norwegian flag Norwegian: væske, fluidum
Polish flag Polish: płyn Persian flag Persian: سیال Pashto flag Pashto: مایع، سیال
Portuguese flag Portuguese: fluido Romanian flag Romanian: fluid Russian flag Russian: текучая среда
Slovak flag Slovak: fluidum Slovenian flag Slovenian: fluid Serbian flag Serbian: tečnost
Swedish flag Swedish: icke fast kropp Thai flag Thai: ของเหลว Turkish flag Turkish: sıvı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 流體 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: рідина Urdu flag Urdu: کوئی سیّال شے خصوصا مائع
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: một chất lỏng nào đó Chinese flag Chinese: 流体

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