liq·uid
(lĭk′wĭd)n.
1.
a. The state of matter in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow and little or no tendency to disperse, and is amorphous but has a fixed volume and is difficult to compress.
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 ballet 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. Existing as or readily convertible into cash: liquid assets.
[From Middle English, of a liquid, from Old French liquide, from Latin liquidus, from liquēre, to be liquid.]
liq′uid·ly adv.
liq′uid·ness n.
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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 gas1, solid1
2. a substance that is a liquid at room temperature and atmospheric pressure
3. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics a frictionless continuant, esp (l) or (r)
adj
4. of, concerned with, or being a liquid or having the characteristic state of liquids: liquid wax.
5. shining, transparent, or brilliant
6. flowing, fluent, or smooth
7. (Banking & Finance) (of assets) in the form of money or easily convertible into money
[C14: via Old French from Latin liquidus, from liquēre to be fluid]
ˈliquidly adv
ˈliquidness n
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liq•uid
(ˈlɪk wɪd)adj.
1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet.
3. flowing like water.
4. clear: liquid eyes.
5. (of sounds) smooth; flowing freely.
6. in cash or readily convertible into cash without significant loss of principal: liquid assets.
7. of or designating a frictionless speech sound pronounced with only a partial obstruction of the breath stream and capable of being prolonged like a vowel.
8. graceful; smooth; free; not constricted.
n. 9. a liquid substance.
10. a liquid speech sound, esp. (l) or (r).
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin liquidus=liqu(ēre) to be liquid + -idus -id4]
liq′uid•ly, adv.
liq′uid•ness, n.
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liq·uid
(lĭk′wĭd) One of the three basic forms of matter, composed of molecules that can move short distances. 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. Unlike a gas, a liquid usually has a volume that remains constant or changes only slightly under pressure.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  liquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressurebeverage, drinkable, potable, drink - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" water - a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water" supernatant - the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate alcohol - any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation antifreeze - a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point distillate, distillation - a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling pyroligneous acid, wood vinegar - a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars medium - a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter ink - a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing grume - a thick viscous liquid fluid - a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure liquor - a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process; "waste liquors" sheep dip - a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites snake oil - (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless |
| 2. | liquid - the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility state of matter, state - (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice" | |
| 3. | liquid - fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume artificial blood - a liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for blood elixir - a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste H2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent extravasation - an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation instillation - a liquid that is instilled drop by drop fluid - continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas liquid crystal - a liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not shown by ordinary liquids spill - liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills" tuberculin - a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis | |
| 4. | liquid - a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r') consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel | |
| Adj. | 1. | liquid - existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances" gaseous - existing as or having characteristics of a gas; "steam is water is the gaseous state" solid - of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state" |
| 2. | liquid - filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid" tearful - filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties" | |
| 3. | liquid - clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes" clear - allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean" | |
| 4. |  liquid - changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"unfrozen - not frozen; "unfrozen ground" | |
| 5. | liquid - smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness; "the liquid song of a robin" musical - characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy" | |
| 6. | liquid - smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina" graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution | |
| 7. | liquid - in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets" disposable - free or available for use or disposition; "every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire"; "disposable assets" |
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liquid
adjective
1. fluid, running, flowing, wet, melted, thawed, watery, molten, runny, liquefied, aqueous Wash in warm water with liquid detergent.
2. clear, bright, brilliant, shining, transparent, translucent, limpid a mosaic of liquid cobalts and greens
3. smooth, clear, soft, flowing, sweet, pure, melting, fluent, melodious, mellifluous, dulcet, mellifluent He had a deep liquid voice.
4. (of assets) convertible, disposable, negotiable, realizable The bank had sufficient liquid assets to continue operating.
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Translations
سائلسَائِلٌسائِلمادَّه سائِلَه
tekutinatekutýkapalinakapalnýlikvidní
væskeflydende
nestenestemäinenlikvidalikvidi
נוזלינוזלית
tekućinatekućnikžidaklikvidalikvidan
folyékony
fljótandivökvi
液体えきたい
액체
likvidatoriuslikvidavimaspertrintiskystėtiskysti
šķidrsšķidrums
lichidlichidă
tekočtekočina
flytandevätska
ของเหลว
chất lỏng
liquid
[ˈlɪkwɪd]A. ADJ
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liquid
(ˈlikwid) adjective able to flow; not solid, but not a gas. liquid nitrogen; The ice-cream has become liquid.
noun a substance which flows, like water. a clear liquid.
liquefy (ˈlikwifai) verb to make or become liquid. The butter had liquefied in the heat.
ˈliquidate (-deit) verb1. to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue).
2. to get rid of.
ˌliquiˈdation nounˈliquidator noun
ˈliquidize, ˈliquidise verb
to make (food etc) into a liquid or semi-liquid substance by grinding it up in a liquidizer.
ˈliquidizer, ˈliquidiser noun an electrical device used in cookery to grind up food.
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liquid
→ سَائِلٌ tekutina væske Flüssigkeit υγρό líquido neste liquide tekućina liquido 液体 액체 vloeistof væske płyn líquido жидкость vätska ของเหลว sıvı chất lỏng 液体Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
liq·uid
n. líquido, fluido;
heavy ___ → ___ espeso;
___ balance → balance de ___;
___ retention → retención de ___.
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liquid
adj & n líquido; — nitrogen nitrógeno líquidoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.