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fluid

flu·id [ fl id ]


noun  (plural flu·ids)
Definition:
 
1. liquid: a liquid substance ( not in technical use )

2. physics chemistry liquid or gas: a substance whose molecules flow freely, so that it has no fixed shape and little resistance to outside stress, e.g. a liquid or gas



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. physics flowing: capable of flowing like a liquid or gas ( technical )

2. moving or smoothly carried out: smooth and graceful in a way that seems relaxed
a series of fluid arm movements

3. unstable: likely to change
The situation in the western sector is fluid.

[15th century. Via Old French< Latin fluidus "flowing" < fluere "flow"]

flu·id·al adjective
flu·id·al·ly adverb
flu·id·i·ty [ floo íddətee ] noun
flu·id·ly [ fl idlee ] adverb
flu·id·ness [ fl idnəss ] noun
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