Fluid

//ˈfluːɪd// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to fluid. not-comparable
  2. 2
    In a state of flux; subject to change.

    "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."

  3. 3
    Moving smoothly, or giving the impression of a liquid in motion.

    "Tom of the fluid pelvis, undulating about the living room in defiance of Michael's taboo on sensuality."

  4. 4
    Convertible into cash.
  5. 5
    Genderfluid. rare

    "Oh, Loki made sure of that. My mortal parents blamed him for the way I was, for being fluid."

Adjective
  1. 1
    subject to change; variable wordnet
  2. 2
    affording change (especially in social status) wordnet
  3. 3
    in cash or easily convertible to cash wordnet
  4. 4
    smooth and unconstrained in movement wordnet
  5. 5
    characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas wordnet
  3. 3
    A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas). countable, uncountable

    "fluid inclusion Petrology, a tiny fluid- or gas-filled cavity in an igneous rock. 1-100 micrometers in diameter, formed by the entrapment of a fluid, typically that from which the rock crystallized."

  4. 4
    a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure wordnet
  5. 5
    Intravenous fluids. colloquial, countable, specifically, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English fluid, from Latin fluidus (“flowing; fluid”), from Latin fluō (“to flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to swell; surge; overflow; run”). Akin to Ancient Greek φλύειν (phlúein, “to swell; overflow”). Not related to English flow, which is a native, inherited word from *plew-, but is distantly related from English bleat.

Etymology 2

From Middle English fluid, from Latin fluidus (“flowing; fluid”), from Latin fluō (“to flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to swell; surge; overflow; run”). Akin to Ancient Greek φλύειν (phlúein, “to swell; overflow”). Not related to English flow, which is a native, inherited word from *plew-, but is distantly related from English bleat.

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