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. øfluid drachm see DRACHM . fluid ounce see OUNCE(1) ). øøfluidify v.tr. (-ies, -ied). fluidity n. fluidly adv. fluidness n. [F fluide or L fluidus f. fluere flow]

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