Fluid

Word FLUID
Character 5
Hyphenation flu id
Pronunciations /ˈfluːɪd/

Definitions and meanings of "Fluid"

What do we mean by fluid?

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. noun

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid. adjective

Readily reshaped; pliable. adjective

Smooth and flowing; graceful. adjective

Changing or tending to change; variable. adjective

Characterized by or allowing social mobility. adjective

Convertible into cash. adjective

Capable of flowing; liquid or gaseous; consisting of a substance incapable of resisting forces (tangential stresses) tending to change its shape.

Not fixed or rigid; flowing; shifting; fluent.

A substance which flows or is capable of flowing; a substance which is incapable of resisting forces (tangential stresses) tending to change its shape without altering its size. noun

Some hypothetical supersensible substance conceived as analogous to known fluids. See fluidism. noun

See the adjectives. noun

See the adjectives. noun

Having particles which easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass, and which easily yield to pressure; capable of flowing; liquid or gaseous. adjective

A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves. noun

A measure of capacity equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce. noun

In England, a measure of capacity equal to the twentieth part of an imperial pint. For water, this is the weight of the avoirdupois ounce, or 437.5 grains. noun

The circulating blood and lymph, the chyle, the gastric, pancreatic, and intestinal juices, the saliva, bile, urine, aqueous humor, and muscle serum are the more important fluids of the body. The tissues themselves contain a large amount of combined water, so much, that an entire human body dried in vacuo with a very moderate degree of heat gives about 66 per cent of water. noun

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

A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).

(specifically, typically in the plural) Intravenous fluids.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Fluid

The word "fluid" in example sentences

Around each joint has grown up a strong sheath of tough, fibrous tissue to hold the bones together; and, inside this, between the heads of the bones, is a very delicate little bag, or pouch, containing a few drops of smooth, slippery fluid (_synovial fluid_) to lubricate the movements of the joint. ❋ Woods Hutchinson (1896)

As the layers become continuous with each other at different points, the arachnoid, like the pericardium, forms a shut sac, and, like other serous membranes, it secretes a fluid, known as the _arachnoid fluid_. ❋ Ray Vaughn Pierce (1877)

Moving over matter which has the qualities that we denote by the term fluid, the swayings which the air produces are of a peculiar sort, though they much resemble those of the fiddle string. ❋ Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1873)

Does anyone know if the smell of the fluid is an issue? ❋ Unknown (2010)

These are usually considered low risk procedures, but the risk depends on where the fluid is and how sick your child is at the time. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If a large amount of fluid is present, abnormal cells may be detected by cytology if this fluid is aspirated with a syringe. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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