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[ noun ] a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
Used in print (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)There is a small well in the top in which the fluid or paste to be tested is placed . A tape of cellulose_acetate is pulled between the blocks and the tape pulls the fluid or paste with it between the parallel faces of the blocks . Although there were only four fluids tested , it was apparent that there were two distinct types . Two of the fluids showed a high positive normal pressure when undergoing shear , and two showed small negative pressures which were negligible in_comparison_with the amount of the positive pressures generated by the other two . Figure 3 shows the data on a silicone fluid , labeled 12500 cps which gave a high positive normal pressure . |
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[ noun ] a continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
Used in print (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)The elasticity as a parameter of fluids which is not subject_to simple measurement at_present , and it is a parameter which is probably varying in an unknown manner with many commercial materials . |
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[ adjective ] subject to change; variable
Synonyms Examples "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty" "everything was unstable following the coup Used in print ("Editorials"...)In_a_sense , the showdown promised by Mr._Hammarskjold 's sudden and tragic death has been avoided ; no precedents have been set as_yet ; structurally , the U.N. is still fluid , vulnerable to the pressures that its new and enlarged membership are bringing_to_bear upon it . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] in cash or easily convertible to cash
Synonyms Examples "liquid (or fluid) assets" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] affording change (especially in social status)
Synonyms Examples "Britain is not a truly fluid society" "upwardly mobile" Related terms |
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