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fluid

Syllabification: (flu·id)
Pronunciation: /ˈflo͞oid/
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Definition of fluid

noun

  • a substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure; a gas or (especially) a liquid:we all need several glasses of fluid a day a cleaning fluid

adjective

  • (of a substance) able to flow easily:the paint is more fluid than tube watercolors a fluid medium
  • not settled or stable; likely or able to change:our plans are still fluid the fluid political situation of the 1930s
  • smoothly elegant or graceful:her movements were fluid and beautiful to watch
  • (of a clutch or coupling) using a liquid to transmit power.

Derivatives

fluidic

Pronunciation: /ˈflo͞oˈidik/
adjective

fluidity

Pronunciation: /flo͞oˈidətē/
noun

fluidly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (as an adjective): from French fluide or Latin fluidus, from fluere 'to flow'

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