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Traditional English :: fluid
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fluid.html - n. & adj. --n. 1 a substance, esp. a gas or liquid, lacking definite shape and capable of flowing and yielding to the slightest pressure.
2 a fluid part or secretion. --adj. 1 able to flow and alter shape freely.
2 constantly changing or fluctuating (the situation is fluid).
3 (of a clutch, coupling, etc.) in which liquid is used to transmit power. fluidify v.tr. (-ies, -ied). fluidity n. fluidly adv. fluidness n. [F fluide or L fluidus f. fluere flow] |
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Traditional English :: fluidics
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fluid.html - n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) the study and technique of using small interacting flows and fluid jets for functions usu. performed by electronic devices. |
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Traditional English :: fluidize
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fluid.html - v.tr. (also -ise) cause (a finely divided solid) to acquire the characteristics of a fluid by the upward passage of a gas etc. |
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Traditional English :: fluidounce
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fluid.html - n. US a fluid ounce (see OUNCE(1) )). |
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Traditional English :: fluidram
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fluid.html - n. US a fluid drachm (see DRACHM ). |
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Traditional English :: fluid
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fluid.html - n. & adj. --n. 1 a substance, esp. a gas or liquid, lacking definite shape and capable of flowing and yielding to the slightest pressure.
2 a fluid part or secretion. --adj. 1 able to flow and alter shape freely.
2 constantly changing or fluctuating (the situation is fluid).
3 (of a clutch, coupling, etc.) in which liquid is used to transmit power. fluidify v.tr. (-ies, -ied). fluidity n. fluidly adv. fluidness n. [F fluide or L fluidus f. fluere flow] |
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