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
- Similarly, thirst is the craving for fluids.
- The fluid in later versions is nonflammable.
- It is the result of viscous fluid in the airways.
- Opacity of the fluid was not seen in the control.
- It is the relative speed of the body and the fluid.
- It is intended to be insensitive to the density of the fluid.
- An improved multiphase fluid flow meter for fluid which contains gas.
- Cooler fluid from the surroundings moves in to replace the buoyant fluid.
- Hydrostatics, also known as fluid statics, is the study of fluids at rest.
- Ions of the diffuse layer are located in the fluid and can move with the fluid.
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