FLUID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fluid mean?
• FLUID (noun)
The noun FLUID has 2 senses:
1. a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
2. a continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
Familiarity information: FLUID used as a noun is rare.
• FLUID (adjective)
The adjective FLUID has 5 senses:
1. subject to change; variable
2. characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape
3. smooth and unconstrained in movement
4. in cash or easily convertible to cash
5. affording change (especially in social status)
Familiarity information: FLUID used as an adjective is common.
Dictionary entry details
• FLUID (noun)
Meaning:
A substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("fluid" is a kind of...):
matter; substance (that which has mass and occupies space)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fluid"):
coolant (a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another)
filtrate (the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter)
liquid (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)
Meaning:
A continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("fluid" is a kind of...):
matter; substance (that which has mass and occupies space)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fluid"):
gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)
ichor ((Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods)
liquid (a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume)
• FLUID (adjective)
Meaning:
Subject to change; variable
Synonyms:
fluid; unstable
Context examples:
a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty / everything was unstable following the coup
Similar:
changeable; changeful (such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change)
Meaning:
Characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape
Synonyms:
runny; fluid
Similar:
liquid (existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow)
Meaning:
Smooth and unconstrained in movement
Synonyms:
fluent; fluid; smooth; liquid
Context examples:
a long, smooth stride / the fluid motion of a cat / the liquid grace of a ballerina
Similar:
graceful (characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution)
Meaning:
In cash or easily convertible to cash
Synonyms:
fluid; liquid
Context example:
liquid (or fluid) assets
Similar:
disposable (free or available for use or disposition)
Meaning:
Affording change (especially in social status)
Synonyms:
fluid; mobile
Context examples:
Britain is not a truly fluid society / upwardly mobile
Similar:
changeable; changeful (such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change)
