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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flu•id /ˈfluɪd/USA pronunciation n. - Hydraulics, Physicsa substance, such as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape when acted upon by a force: [uncountable]Fluid dripped from the tank.[countable]to drink fluids.
adj. - Hydraulicsflowing or capable of flowing:a fluid substance.
- changing easily or readily; not fixed, stable, or rigid:Our plans are fluid.
- smooth and flowing:a dancer with fluid gestures.
- Businessconvertible into cash;
liquid:fluid assets. flu•id•i•ty /fluˈɪdɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] flu•id•ly, adv. See -flu-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flu•id (flo̅o̅′id),USA pronunciation n. - Hydraulics, Physicsa substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
adj. - Hydraulicspertaining to a substance that easily changes its shape;
capable of flowing. - Hydraulicsconsisting of or pertaining to fluids.
- changing readily;
shifting; not fixed, stable, or rigid:fluid movements. - convertible into cash:fluid assets.
- Latin fluidus, equivalent. to flu(ere) to flow + -idus -id4
- 1595–1605
flu′id•al, adj. flu′id•ly, flu′id•al•ly, adv. flu′id•ness, n. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See liquid.
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