fluid
IPA: fɫˈuʌd
noun
- Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.
- A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
- (specifically, medicine, colloquial, typically in the plural) Intravenous fluids.
adjective
- (not comparable) Of or relating to fluid.
- In a state of flux; subject to change.
- Moving smoothly, or giving the impression of a liquid in motion.
- (of an asset) Convertible into cash.
- (rare) Genderfluid.
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Examples of "fluid" in Sentences
- Does anyone know if the smell of the fluid is an issue?
- If a large amount of fluid is present, abnormal cells may be detected by cytology if this fluid is aspirated with a syringe.
- These are usually considered low risk procedures, but the risk depends on where the fluid is and how sick your child is at the time.
- Moving over matter which has the qualities that we denote by the term fluid, the swayings which the air produces are of a peculiar sort, though they much resemble those of the fiddle string.
- As the layers become continuous with each other at different points, the arachnoid, like the pericardium, forms a shut sac, and, like other serous membranes, it secretes a fluid, known as the _arachnoid fluid_.
- Around each joint has grown up a strong sheath of tough, fibrous tissue to hold the bones together; and, inside this, between the heads of the bones, is a very delicate little bag, or pouch, containing a few drops of smooth, slippery fluid (_synovial fluid_) to lubricate the movements of the joint.
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