Fluid

  • 21fluid — barotropic fluid compressible fluid incompressible fluid inviscid fluid irrotational fluid laminar fluid non turbulent fluid Newtonian fluid perfect fluid rotational fluid Stokesian fluid …

    Mechanics glossary

  • 22fluid — [1] A substance which flows, e.g., a liquid or a gas. [2] Substance in either a liquid or gaseous state; substance containing particles which move and change position without separation of the mass. [3] Any liquid or gas that is capable of… …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 23fluid — flu|id1 [ fluıd ] noun count or uncount * FORMAL a liquid: Drink lots of fluids during exercise. cleaning fluid a. SCIENCE a liquid or gas => BRAKE FLUID fluid flu|id 2 [ fluıd ] adjective 1. ) graceful and continuing without any pauses or… …

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  • 24fluid — [[t]flu͟ːɪd[/t]] fluids 1) N MASS A fluid is a liquid. [FORMAL] The blood vessels may leak fluid, which distorts vision... Make sure that you drink plenty of fluids. ...fluid retention. 2) ADJ GRADED Fluid movements or lines or designs are smooth …

    English dictionary

  • 25fluid — I UK [ˈfluːɪd] / US [ˈfluɪd] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms fluid : singular fluid plural fluids formal * a) a liquid Drink lots of fluids during exercise. cleaning fluid b) science a liquid or gas • See: brake fluid II UK [ˈfluːɪd] / US …

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  • 26fluid — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excess ▪ amniotic, bodily, body, intravenous ▪ brake, cleaning, correction …

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  • 27fluid — flu|id1 [ˈflu:ıd] n [U and C] technical a liquid →↑gas, solid ↑solid ▪ He is not allowed solid food yet, only fluids. ▪ a powerful cleaning fluid fluid 2 fluid2 adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: fluide, from …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28fluid — I. adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French fluide, from Latin fluidus, from fluere to flow; akin to Greek phlyzein to boil over Date: 1603 1. a. having particles that easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the …

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  • 29fluid — 1. noun the fluid seeps up the tube Syn: liquid, watery substance, solution Ant: solid 2. adjective 1) a fluid substance Syn: free flowing; liquid, liquefied, melted, molten, runny …

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  • 30flúid — tudi flúidum a m (ȗ) 1. knjiž. razpoloženjski vpliv, ki ga širi kaka stvar: ta življenjski nazor daje umetnini enkraten fluid; predstava izžareva svojevrsten fluid intimnosti; gledališki fluid; lirični fluid 2. nekdaj domnevna tekočina, ki… …

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