fluid
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas.
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ˈfluəd
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Definition
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noun
Continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.
A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
specificallymedicinecolloquialtypically in the plural
Intravenous fluids.
adjective
Moving smoothly, or giving the impression of a liquid in motion.
In a state of flux; subject to change.
of an asset
Convertible into cash.
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Sense: moving smoothly
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