Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - fluid
Fluid
fluid
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. Phrases and idioms fluid drachm see DRACHM. fluid ounce see OUNCE(1). Derivatives fluidify v.tr. (-ies, -ied). fluidity n. fluidly adv. fluidness n. Etymology: F fluide or L fluidus f. fluere flow
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I. adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French ~e, from Latin ~us, from fluere to flow; akin to Greek phlyzein to boil over Date: 1603 1. having particles that easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass and that easily yield to pressure ; capable of flowing, subject to change or movement , characterized by or employing a smooth easy style , 3. available for various uses , liquid 4 , ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1661 a substance (as a liquid or gas) tending to flow or conform to the outline of its container, ~al adjective ~ally adverb ~like adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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