fluid

/fluid/

Thân thiện

A scientist pours a blue fluid from a beaker into a test tube.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Capable of flowing and easily changing shape: Describes a substance that is not solid and can move freely, adapting to the shape of its container.
   • Smooth and graceful in movement: Describes motion that is continuous, effortless, and not jerky.
   • Not fixed; subject to change: Describes a situation, opinion, or condition that is variable, adaptable, or unstable.
   • Convertible to cash: Describes assets that can be easily sold or turned into money.

2. Noun:

   • A continuous substance that flows: Any substance, either a liquid or a gas, that takes the shape of its container and can move freely.
   • A substance that is in a fluid state: A material that is not solid at a given temperature and pressure.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • Water and air are fluid substances. (They flow and change shape.)
  • The dancer's movements were fluid and elegant. (Her motions were smooth and graceful.)
  • The political situation in the region remains fluid. (The situation is uncertain and likely to change.)
  • He keeps his savings in fluid assets. (His savings are in forms easily converted to cash.)

• Noun:

  • Drink plenty of fluids when you are sick. (Drink plenty of liquids.)
  • Brake fluid is essential for a car's hydraulic system. (This is a specific liquid used in vehicles.)
  • The experiment studied the behavior of a fluid under pressure. (The study focused on a gas or liquid.)

Advanced Usage

• "Fluid dynamics": The branch of physics concerned with the movement of liquids and gases.

  • She is studying fluid dynamics to become an aeronautical engineer.

• "Fluid intelligence": The capacity to think logically and solve novel problems, independent of acquired knowledge.

  • Puzzles and new challenges can help maintain fluid intelligence.

Variants and Related Words

• Fluidity (n): The quality of being fluid, either physically or metaphorically (e.g., smoothness, adaptability).
  • The fluidity of his speech captivated the audience.
• Fluidly (adv): In a fluid manner.
  • The gears shifted fluidly.

Synonyms

• Adjective (for flowing): Liquid, flowing, runny.
• Adjective (for smooth motion): Graceful, flowing, smooth.
• Adjective (for changeable): Unstable, variable, flexible, adaptable.
• Noun: Liquid, gas, solution.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• "To fluidize" (technical verb): To cause a solid to behave like a fluid, often by passing a gas through it.
  • The process fluidizes the catalyst particles.

Related Idioms

• "To go with the flow": This idiom relates to the concept of being fluid by adapting easily to circumstances rather than resisting them.
  • I don't have a strict plan for the trip; I prefer to go with the flow.
• "Fluid situation": A common phrase describing circumstances that are uncertain and likely to change.
  • Negotiations are ongoing; it's a very fluid situation.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. affording change (especially in social status)
   • Britain is not a truly fluid society
   • upwardly mobile
2. in cash or easily convertible to cash
   • liquid (or fluid) assets
3. smooth and unconstrained in movement
   • a long, smooth stride
   • the fluid motion of a cat
   • the liquid grace of a ballerina
4. characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape
5. subject to change; variable
   • a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty
   • everything was unstable following the coup

Noun

1. continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
2. a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mobile
• liquid
• fluent
• smooth
• runny
• unstable