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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