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Definition of 'fluid'English
Noun
( wikipedia)
(physics) 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.
* {{quote-magazine|date=2013-03
|author=Frank Fish, George Lauder
|title=Not Just Going with the Flow
|volume=101|issue=2|page=114
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|passage=An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex . The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid , which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.}}
Derived terms
* amber fluid
* brake fluid
* fluid mechanics
Adjective
( en-adj)
(not comparable) Of or relating to fluid.
In a state of flux; subject to change.
* {{quote-magazine|date=2013-08-03|volume=408|issue=8847|magazine=(The Economist)
|title= Boundary problems
|passage=Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month.}}
Moving smoothly, or giving the impression of a liquid in motion.
(of an asset) Convertible into cash.
Related terms
* fluctuate
* fluency
* fluent
* flux
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