fluid
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈfluːɪd/
:
fluido
- It's keeping it superheated and fluid, which is why it's moving so fast.
- remain fluid
So we are going to be using a very light fluid product.
- So we are going to be using a very light fluid product.
Examples
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The discomfort appeared to reflect a decrease in the fluid level of the middle ear.
Academic text (2005) -
The strangely full and fluid cloud sheds some pale yellow light on the scene below.
Academic text (1993) -
By letting the fluid flow to the tank, the condition called "fluid lock" is avoided.
Academic text (1995) -
Because the oxidized material is fluid, it requires much less force to be removed.
Academic text (2001) -
Dresses were often cut on the bias, creating a narrow although fluid shape that highlighted women's bodies.
Academic text (2015) -
Such analyses fail to recognize that social identities are fluid and intersect with one another on multiple axes.
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The artist created a beautiful fluid design that seemed to change shape with the light.
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She preferred fabrics that had a fluid texture, allowing her to move gracefully while dancing.
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The river flowed with fluid ease, gently winding around the rocks in its path.
Synonyms
Can move and spread easily like a thin liquid
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
9
4.2
Clear slightly yellow liquid that surrounds and protects a developing baby in the womb
- Specialized
8
4.1
A clear, colorless liquid that surrounds and protects the brain and the nerves inside the spine
- Specialized
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2.8
A liquid from the body of people and animals, for example blood, saliva or urine
- Specialized
3
5.3
A clear liquid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord
- Specialized
1
4.1
A thick slippery liquid inside joints that helps them move smoothly
- Specialized
1
5.7
A mix of water, clay, and chemicals that cools and lubricates the drill, removes cuttings, and stabilizes the hole walls
- Specialized
1
4.7
The study of how liquids and gases move and the forces that act on them
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3.2
A unit for measuring small amounts of liquid, about 28 millilitres in Britain and about 30 millilitres in America
- Specialized
The clear watery fluid that surrounds and protects a baby in the womb
- Specialized
Fluid outside body cells, like blood plasma and fluid between cells, that carries salts and proteins
- Archaic
A device that uses fluid to send engine power to the transmission smoothly
- Specialized
Fluid between the body's cells that carries nutrients and oxygen and removes waste
- Specialized
The liquid inside a cell that contains dissolved substances the cell needs
How Fluid
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word fluid comes from the Latin fluere, meaning 'to flow', like the everyday word flow. So a 'fluid' material is one that can move and take new shapes easily, not solid or fixed.