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flu·id
(flo͞o′ĭd)n.
A continuous, amorphous substance whose molecules move freely past one another and that has the tendency to assume the shape of its container; a liquid or gas.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid.
2. Readily reshaped; pliable.
3. Smooth and flowing; graceful: the fluid motion of a cat.
4.
a. Changing or tending to change; variable: a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty.
b. Characterized by or allowing social mobility: a fluid society.
5. Convertible into cash: fluid assets.
[From Middle English, flowing, from Old French fluide, from Latin fluidus, from fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]
flu·id′i·ty (-ĭd′ĭ-tē), flu′id·ness n.
flu′id·ly adv.
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fluidity
(fluːˈɪdɪtɪ)n
1. (General Physics) the state of being fluid
2. (General Physics) physics the reciprocal of viscosity
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flu•id•i•ty
(fluˈɪd ɪ ti)n.
1. the quality or state of being fluid.
2. the ability of a substance to flow.
[1595–1605]
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Noun | 1. | fluidity - the property of flowing easily; "adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"; "they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer" thinness - a consistency of low viscosity; "he disliked the thinness of the soup" |
2. | fluidity - a changeable quality; "a charming Oriental fluidity of manner"; "a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague"; "demographers try to predict social fluidity" changeability, changeableness - the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather" |
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fluidity
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Translations
سُيولَه، مُيوعَه، مُرونَه
plynulostpřizpůsobivosttekutost
gratieomskiftelighedustabilitetynde
fljótanleiki
akıcılık
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fluidity
n
(lit, fig, of movement) → Flüssigkeit f; the fluidity of the painting → die fließenden Linien des Gemäldes
(fig: = variability: of situation, plans) → Ungewissheit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fluidity
[fluːˈɪdɪtɪ] n (of substance) → fluidità; (of movement) → scioltezza; (of arrangements) → elasticitàCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fluid
(ˈfluid) noun1. a substance (liquid or gas) whose particles can move about freely.
2. any liquid substance. cleaning fluid.
adjective1. able to flow like a liquid. a fluid substance.
2. smooth and graceful. fluid movements.
3. (of arrangements, plans etc) able to be changed easily. My holiday plans are fluid.
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