Definitions for LIQuid
ˈlɪk wɪdliq·uid

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.1 / 8 votes

1. liquidnoun

   a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

2. liquid, liquidness, liquidity, liquid statenoun

   the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility

3. liquidnoun

   fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume

4. liquidadjective

   a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')

5. liquidadjective

   existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow

   "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"

6. liquid, swimmingadjective

   filled or brimming with tears

   "swimming eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"

7. liquid, limpidadjective

   clear and bright

   "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"

8. melted, liquid, liquifiedadjective

   changed from a solid to a liquid state

   "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"

9. liquidadjective

   smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness

   "the liquid song of a robin"

10. fluent, fluid, liquid, smoothadjective

    smooth and unconstrained in movement

    "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"

11. fluid, liquidadjective

    in cash or easily convertible to cash

    "liquid (or fluid) assets"

GCIDERate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Liquidadjective

   (Finance) In cash or readily convertible into cash without loss of principle; -- said of assets, such as bank accounts, or short-term bonds tradable on a major stock exchange.

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. liquidnoun

   A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

   A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas.

2. liquidnoun

   An l or r sound.

3. liquidadjective

   Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.

   liquid nitrogen

4. liquidadjective

   Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.

5. liquidadjective

   Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.

6. Etymology: From liquide, from liquide, from liquidus, from liquere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Liquidadjective

   Etymology: liquide, French; liquidus, Latin.

   1. Not solid; not forming one continuous substance; fluid.

   Gently rolls the liquid glass. Daniel.

   2. Soft; clear.

   Her breast, the sug’red nest
   Of her delicious soul, that there does lie,
   Bathing in streams of liquid melody. Richard Crashaw.

   3. Pronounced without any jar or harshness.

   The many liquid consonants give a pleasing sound to the words, though they are all of one syllable. John Dryden, Æn.

   Let Carolina smooth the tuneful lay,
   Lull with Amelia’s liquid name the nine,
   And sweetly flow through all the royal line. Alexander Pope, Horace.

   4. Dissolved, so as not to be obtainable by law.

   If a creditor should appeal to hinder the burial of his debtor’s corpse, his appeal ought not to be received, since the business of burial requires a quick dispatch, though the debt be entirely liquid. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

2. LIQUIDnoun

   Liquid substance; liquor.

   Be it thy choice, when Summer heats annoy,
   To sit beneath her leafy canopy,
   Quaffing rich liquids. Philips.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Liquid

   A liquid is a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its container but retains a (nearly) constant volume independent of pressure. As such, it is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, gas, and plasma), and is the only state with a definite volume but no fixed shape. A liquid is made up of tiny vibrating particles of matter, such as atoms, held together by intermolecular bonds. Like a gas, a liquid is able to flow and take the shape of a container. Most liquids resist compression, although others can be compressed. Unlike a gas, a liquid does not disperse to fill every space of a container, and maintains a fairly constant density. A distinctive property of the liquid state is surface tension, leading to wetting phenomena. Water is, by far, the most common liquid on Earth. The density of a liquid is usually close to that of a solid, and much higher than in a gas. Therefore, liquid and solid are both termed condensed matter. On the other hand, as liquids and gases share the ability to flow, they are both called fluids. Although liquid water is abundant on Earth, this state of matter is actually the least common in the known universe, because liquids require a relatively narrow temperature/pressure range to exist. Most known matter in the universe is in gaseous form (with traces of detectable solid matter) as interstellar clouds or in plasma from within stars.

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1. liquid

   A liquid is a state of matter that flows freely and takes the shape of its container but maintains a constant volume. It is characterized by its ability to retain almost a constant density, expand slightly under pressure, and rapidly diffuse in the presence of other liquids. Liquids typically have a higher density compared to gases but lower than solids.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Liquidadjective

   flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid

2. Liquidadjective

   being in such a state that the component parts move freely among themselves, but do not tend to separate from each other as the particles of gases and vapors do; neither solid nor aeriform; as, liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or in a state of vapor

3. Liquidadjective

   flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones

4. Liquidadjective

   pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters

5. Liquidadjective

   fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air

6. Liquidadjective

   clear; definite in terms or amount

7. Liquidnoun

   a substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not aeriform

8. Liquidnoun

   a letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids

9. Etymology: [L. liquidus, fr. liquere to be fluid or liquid; cf. Skr. r to ooze, drop, l to melt.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.8 / 5 votes

1. Liquid

   Liquid is one of the four fundamental states of matter, and is the only state with a definite volume but no fixed shape. A liquid is made up of tiny vibrating particles of matter, such as atoms and molecules, held together by intramolecular bonds. Water is, by far, the most common liquid on Earth. Like a gas, a liquid is able to flow and take the shape of a container. Some liquids resist compression, while others can be compressed. Unlike a gas, a liquid does not disperse to fill every space of a container, and maintains a fairly constant density. A distinctive property of the liquid state is surface tension, leading to wetting phenomena. The density of a liquid is usually close to that of a solid, and much higher than in a gas. Therefore, liquid and solid are both termed condensed matter. On the other hand, as liquids and gases share the ability to flow, they are both called fluids. Although liquid water is abundant on Earth, this state of matter is actually the least common in the known universe, because liquids require a relatively narrow temperature/pressure range to exist. Most known matter in the universe is in gaseous form as interstellar clouds or in plasma form within stars.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Liquid

   lik′wid, adj. flowing: fluid: soft: smooth: clear.—n. a flowing substance: a letter of a smooth flowing sound, coalescing easily with a preceding mute, l, m, n, r.—adj. Liq′uidable.—v.t. Liq′uidate, to make clear, esp. to clear or settle an account: to arrange or wind up the affairs of a bankrupt estate.—ns. Liquidā′tion, the clearing up of the money affairs, esp. the adjustment of the affairs of a bankrupt estate; Liquidāt′or, one engaged in a liquidation.—v.t. Liq′uidise, to render liquid.—n. Liquid′ity.—adv. Liq′uidly.—n. Liq′uidness. [Fr.,—L. liquidus, fluid—liquēre, to be fluid.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. liquid

   A type of matter.

   Liquids have a variety of uses, as lubricants, solvents, and coolants. In hydraulic systems, liquid is used to transmit power. Water is, by far, the most common liquid on Earth. Like a gas, a liquid is able to flow and take the shape of a container.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on June 23, 2015  

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1. liquid

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LIQuid' in Nouns Frequency: #2269

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LIQuid' in Adjectives Frequency: #880

How to pronounce LIQuid?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say LIQuid in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LIQuid in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LIQuid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of LIQuid in a Sentence

1. Petr Krpata:

   The Norwegian crown is the least liquid currency in the G10 space so when a crisis hits, it gets hammered. So the improvement in dollar funding has already started manifesting itself in the crown, which has rallied sharply so far this week.

2. Sanjeev Gupta:

   We have an alternative suggestion which is to still make hot metal but to make it from local raw material rather than imported raw material, so it's a change of technology rather than ending liquid steel making, if we get involved in Port Talbot we will only do so on the basis that we are confident there will not be any mass redundancies.

3. Émile Durkheim:

   While the State becomes inflated and hypertrophied in order to obtain a firm enough grip upon individuals, but without succeeding, the latter, without mutual relationships, tumble over one another like so many liquid molecules, encountering no central energy to retain, fix and organize them.

4. Maya Cooper:

   We've have the suggestion that people should just have a liquid, they should take a pill to consume all the vitamins and minerals that they need, the issue with that is that there's a psychological experience that comes with eating. And people don't want to take all their meals through a straw, they don't want to swallow a pill for all their nutrition, and the pill wouldn't be as bioavailable as the food itself. So it's necessary, in terms of the human experience, that people eat.

5. Peter Aspbury:

   Indices and single-name contracts might be a more liquid means of managing credit risk but by their very nature CDS products are not a true proxy for bonds or bond markets, there's no perfect hedge for the cash market.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=LIQuid
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=LIQuid
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Liquid
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=LIQuid
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LIQuid
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=LIQuid
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=LIQuid