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Liquid


liq·uid  (lkwd)
n.
1.
a. The state of matter in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow, little or no tendency to disperse, and relatively high incompressibility.
b. Matter or a specific body of matter in this state.
2. Linguistics A consonant articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel, such as English l and r.
adj.
1. Of or being a liquid.
2. Having been liquefied, especially:
a. Melted by heating: liquid wax.
b. Condensed by cooling: liquid oxygen.
3. Flowing readily; fluid: added milk to make the batter more liquid.
4. Having a flowing quality without harshness or abrupt breaks: liquid prose; the liquid movements of a Balinese dancer.
5. Linguistics Articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel.
6. Clear and shining: the liquid brown eyes of a spaniel.
7. Readily convertible into cash: liquid assets.
[From Middle English, of a liquid, from Old French liquide, from Latin liquidus, from liqure, to be liquid.]
liquid·ly adv.
liquid·ness n.
liquid [ˈlɪkwɪd]
n
1. a substance in a physical state in which it does not resist change of shape but does resist change of size Compare gas [1] solid [1]
2. a substance that is a liquid at room temperature and atmospheric pressure
3. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics a frictionless continuant, esp (l) or (r)
adj
1. of, concerned with, or being a liquid or having the characteristic state of liquids liquid wax
2. shining, transparent, or brilliant
3. flowing, fluent, or smooth
4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (of assets) in the form of money or easily convertible into money
[via Old French from Latin liquidus, from liquēre to be fluid]
liquidly  adv
liquidness  n
liquid  (lkwd)
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.


liquid  /lkwd/  n. [C;U] the fluid state of matter that is neither a gas nor a solid: Water is a liquid that covers most of the earth.
adj. 1 free-flowing, fluid: When it is frozen, water is no longer liquid. 2 (in finance, said of assets) readily available and usable as cash: That company has no liquid assets.

Thesaurus: liquid n. a fluid | a drink, beverage. liquid
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