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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfluːɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfluɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(flo̅o̅′id)

flu•id /ˈfluɪd/USA pronunciation n.

Hydraulics, Physicsa substance, such as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape when acted upon by a force: [uncountable]Fluid dripped from the tank.[countable]to drink fluids.

adj.

Hydraulicsflowing or capable of flowing:a fluid substance.
changing easily or readily; not fixed, stable, or rigid:Our plans are fluid.
smooth and flowing:a dancer with fluid gestures.
Businessconvertible into cash;
liquid:fluid assets.

flu•id•i•ty /fluˈɪdɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
flu•id•ly, adv. See -flu-.

flu•id (flo̅o̅′id),USA pronunciation n.

Hydraulics, Physicsa substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.

adj.

Hydraulicspertaining to a substance that easily changes its shape;
capable of flowing.
Hydraulicsconsisting of or pertaining to fluids.
changing readily;
shifting;
not fixed, stable, or rigid:fluid movements.
convertible into cash:fluid assets.

Latin fluidus, equivalent. to flu(ere) to flow + -idus -id⁴
1595–1605

flu′id•al, adj.
flu′id•ly, flu′id•al•ly, adv.
flu′id•ness, n.

liquid.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

fluid /ˈfluːɪd/ n

a substance, such as a liquid or gas, that can flow, has no fixed shape, and offers little resistance to an external stress

adj

capable of flowing and easily changing shape
of, concerned with, or using a fluid or fluids
constantly changing or apt to change
smooth in shape or movement; flowing

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin fluidus, from fluere to flowˈfluidness n

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