liquid

IPA: ɫˈɪkwʌd

noun

  • 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.
  • (phonetics) Any of a class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.

adjective

  • Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.
  • (finance, of an asset) Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.
  • (finance, of a market) Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.
  • Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
  • (phonology) Belonging to a class of consonants comprised of the laterals and the rhotics, which in many languages behave similarly.
  • Fluid and transparent.
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Examples of "liquid" in Sentences

  • The liquid flowed into the watering.
  • That's a telltale sign of liquid water.
  • The mineral water calcified the liquid.
  • As the water sprays, the liquid is pumped out of the tank.
  • Below, liquid water will spontaneously nucleate, and freeze.
  • At the critical point, the liquid and gas become indistinguishable.
  • In the nucleosol, the liquid is water and the solvent is also water.
  • Upon heating, the hydrate loses water and regenerates the anhydrous liquid.
  • Air and liquid are combined in the aeration device producing the desired foam.
  • Analogy indicates that the liquid fields of air must have their swimming habitants, even as the waters of the deep.

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