fluid
flu·id / ˈfloōid/ • n. a substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure; a gas or (esp.) a liquid: we all need several glasses of fluid a day | a cleaning fluid. • adj. (of a substance) able to flow easily: the paint is more fluid than tube watercolors a fluid medium. ∎ not settled or stable; likely or able to change: our plans are still fluid the fluid political situation of the 1930s. ∎ smoothly elegant or graceful: her movements were fluid and beautiful to watch. ∎ (of a clutch or coupling) using a liquid to transmit power.DERIVATIVES: flu·id·ic / ˈfloōˈidik/ adj.flu·id·i·ty / floōˈidətē/ n.flu·id·ly adv.
fluid
fluid Any substance that has no fixed state and is able to flow. Of the three common states of matter, gas and liquid are considered fluid, while a solid is not.
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