fluid

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin fluidus (“‘flowing, fluid’”) < fluere (“‘to flow’”), akin to Ancient Greek φλύειν (fluein), “‘to swell, overflow’”).

[edit] Noun

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Singular
fluid

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural fluids

fluid (countable and uncountable; plural fluids)

  1. Any state of matter which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma

[edit] Translations

any state of matter which can flow

[edit] Adjective

fluid (comparative more fluid, superlative most fluid)

Positive
fluid

Comparative
more fluid

Superlative
most fluid
  1. (not comparable) Of, or relating to fluid.
  2. In a state of flux; subject to change.
  3. Moving smoothly, or giving the impression of a liquid in motion.
  4. (of an asset) Convertible into cash.

[edit] Translations

of or relating to fluid
in a state of flux; subject to change
moving smoothly
convertible into cash
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[edit] Verb

fluid (infinitive: fluir)

  1. (Spain) informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) affirmative imperative form of fluir.
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