fluidity

flu·id  (fld)

n.

A continuous, amorphous substance whose molecules move freely past one another and that has the tendency to assume the shape of its container; a liquid or gas.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid.

2. Readily reshaped; pliable.

3. Smooth and flowing; graceful: the fluid motion of a cat.

4.

a. Changing or tending to change; variable: a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty.

b. Characterized by or allowing social mobility: a fluid society.

5. Convertible into cash: fluid assets.

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[From Middle English, flowing, from Old French fluide, from Latin fluidus, from fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]

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flu·idi·ty (-d-t), fluid·ness n.

fluid·ly adv.

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fluidity [fluːˈɪdɪtɪ]

n

1. (Physics / General Physics) the state of being fluid

2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics the reciprocal of viscosity

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fluidity - the property of flowing easily; "adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"; "they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer" fluidness, runniness, liquidity, liquidness thinness - a consistency of low viscosity; "he disliked the thinness of the soup"
	2.	fluidity - a changeable quality; "a charming Oriental fluidity of manner"; "a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague"; "demographers try to predict social fluidity" fluidness changeability, changeableness - the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather"

Translations

fluidity [fluːˈɪdɪtɪ] N [of substance, movement] → fluidez f; [of situation] → inestabilidad f

fluidity [fluːˈɪdɪti] n

[movement] → fluidité f

[line, design] → fluidité f

(= volatility) [situation] → fluidité f
fluid ounce n mesure de capacité représentant 0,028 litres (GB) ou 0,030 litres (USA)
flu jab n (= vaccination) → vaccin m contre la grippe

fluidity

n

(lit, fig, of movement) → Flüssigkeit f; the fluidity of the painting → die fließenden Linien des Gemäldes

(fig: = variability: of situation, plans) → Ungewissheit f

fluidity [fluːˈɪdɪtɪ] n (of substance) → fluidità; (of movement) → scioltezza; (of arrangements) → elasticità