liquid
[ lik-wid ]
/ ˈlɪk wɪd /
adjective
noun
a liquid substance.
Phonetics.
either r or l, and sometimes m, n, ng.
Origin of liquid
1350–1400; Middle English
liquyd < Latin
liquidus, equivalent to
liqu(ēre) to be liquid +
-idus
-id4
SYNONYMS FOR liquid
1
Liquid,
fluid agree in referring to matter that is not solid.
Liquid commonly refers to substances, as water, oil, alcohol, and the like, that are neither solids nor gases:
Water ceases to be a liquid when it is frozen or turned to steam.
Fluid is applied to anything that flows, whether liquid or gaseous:
Pipes can carry fluids from place to place.
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British Dictionary definitions for liquid
liquid
/ (ˈlɪkwɪd) /
noun
a substance in a physical state in which it does not resist change of shape but does resist change of size
Compare gas (def. 1), solid (def. 1)
a substance that is a liquid at room temperature and atmospheric pressure
phonetics
a frictionless continuant, esp (l) or (r)
adjective
Derived forms of liquid
liquidly, adverb liquidness, nounWord Origin for liquid
C14: via Old French from Latin
liquidus, from
liquēre to be fluid
Medical definitions for liquid
liquid
[ lĭk′wĭd ]
n.
The state of matter in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow, little or no tendency to disperse, and relatively high incompressibility.
Matter or a specific body of matter in this state.
adj.
Of or being a liquid.
Having been liquefied, especially melted by heating or condensed by cooling.
Flowing readily; fluid.
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liq′uid•ly adv.Scientific definitions for liquid
liquid
[ lĭk′wĭd ]
One of four main states of matter, composed of molecules that can move about in a substance but are bound loosely together by intramolecular forces. Unlike a solid, a liquid has no fixed shape, but instead has a characteristic readiness to flow and therefore takes on the shape of any container. Because pressure transmitted at one point is passed on to other points, a liquid usually has a volume that remains constant or changes only slightly under pressure, unlike a gas.
Cultural definitions for liquid
liquid
A phase of matter in which atoms or molecules can move freely while remaining in contact with one another. A liquid takes the shape of its container. (Compare gas and solid.)