FLUID


Meaning of FLUID in English

■ noun a substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure; a gas or (especially) a liquid.

■ adjective

1》 able to flow easily.

2》 not settled or stable.

3》 smoothly elegant or graceful.

4》 (of a clutch or coupling) using a liquid to transmit power.

Derivatives

~ity noun

~ly adverb

Origin

ME (as adjective): from Fr. ~e or L. ~us , from fluere 'to flow'.

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