fluid
Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its…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.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Fluid, Flüssigkeit
жи́дкостьžídkostʹ, флюи́дfljuíd, жи́дкостьžídkostʹ
continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
(countable, uncountable)A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
(colloquial, countable, specifically, uncountable)Intravenous fluids.
Examples
72 sentencesDo you have any lighter fluid?
This fluid can be substituted for glue.
ruЭтой жидкостью можно заменить клей. — AntonKhorev
How many fluids are used in a car?
ruСколько жидкостей используется в автомобиле? — Selena777
Please limit your fluid intake.
Drink more fluids.
ruПей больше жидкости. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fluid, from Latin fluidus (“flowing; fluid”), from Latin fluō (“to floFrom 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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Forms
plural: fluidsWord family
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