fluid

¹flu·id

adj \ˈflü-əd\

Definition of FLUID

1

a : having particles that easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass and that easily yield to pressure : capable of flowing b : subject to change or movement <boundaries became fluid>

2

: characterized by or employing a smooth easy style <the ballerina's fluid movements> <fluid recitation of his lines>

3

a : available for various uses <a fluid computer program> b : liquid 4 <fluid assets>

— flu·id·ly adverb

— flu·id·ness noun

Examples of FLUID

1. a substance in a fluid state
2. <warm the jam until it is fluid, then spread it over the cake>

Origin of FLUID

French or Latin; French fluide, from Latin fluidus, from fluere to flow; akin to Greek phlyzein to boil over

First Known Use: 1603

Related to FLUID

Synonyms: flowing, fluent, liquid

Antonyms: hard, nonliquid, solid

Related Words: circumfluent, circumfluous; diluted, thin, watery, weak; semiliquid, semisolid

Near Antonyms: clotted, coagulated, gelatinous, gelled, jelled, jellied, thick; gluey, glutinous, gooey, gummy, viscous

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Other Chemical Engineering Terms

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