Fluidity
[fluː'ɪdətɪ] or [flʊ'ɪdəti]
Definition
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) 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'.
Typed by Dominic--From WordNet
Examples
- When the iron parts with its carbon it loses its fluidity and becomes plastic and coherent, and is formed into balls called _blooms_. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- We have seen how under the Roman republic economic and social order was destroyed by the too great fluidity of property that money brought about. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The addition of phosphorus promotes the fluidity of the metal and makes very clean, fine and strong castings. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Typist: Preston