Liquid
['lɪkwɪd]
Definition
(noun.) a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r').
(noun.) the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility.
(noun.) fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume.
(noun.) a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure.
(adj.) clear and bright; 'the liquid air of a spring morning'; 'eyes shining with a liquid luster'; 'limpid blue eyes' .
(adj.) smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness; 'the liquid song of a robin' .
(adj.) existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; 'water and milk and blood are liquid substances' .
(adj.) filled or brimming with tears; 'swimming eyes'; 'sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid' .
Editor: Madge--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.
(a.) Being in such a state that the component parts move freely among themselves, but do not tend to separate from each other as the particles of gases and vapors do; neither solid nor aeriform; as, liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or in a state of vapor.
(a.) Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
(a.) Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters.
(a.) Fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air.
(a.) Clear; definite in terms or amount.
(n.) A substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not aeriform.
(n.) A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Fluid.[2]. Mellifluous, dulcet, soft, clear, flowing.
n. Fluid, liquor, liquid substance.
Editor: Nettie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Fluid, liquescent, melting, running, watery, fluent, soft, mellifluous, limpid,flowing, clear, smooth
ANT:Solid, solidified, concrete, congealed, hard, dry, indissolvable, insoluble,harsh, discordant
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Definition
adj. flowing: fluid: soft: smooth: clear.—n. a flowing substance: a letter of a smooth flowing sound coalescing easily with a preceding mute l m n r.—adj. Liq′uidable.—v.t. Liq′uidate to make clear esp. to clear or settle an account: to arrange or wind up the affairs of a bankrupt estate.—ns. Liquidā′tion the clearing up of the money affairs esp. the adjustment of the affairs of a bankrupt estate; Liquidāt′or one engaged in a liquidation.—v.t. Liq′uidise to render liquid.—n. Liquid′ity.—adv. Liq′uidly.—n. Liq′uidness.
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Examples
- We had meters in which there were two bottles of liquid. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Inasmuch as the nitrogen of liquid air evaporates first, and leaves nearly pure liquid oxygen, it may also be employed as a means for producing and applying oxygen. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- After the effervescence has ceased, a taste of the liquid will show you that the lemon juice has lost its acid nature, and has acquired in exchange a salty taste. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A dangerous but very extensively used illuminating liquid before coal oil was discovered was camphene, distilled from turpentine. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- They are called the two fluid batteries, because in place of a single acidulated bath in which the dissimilar metals were before placed, two different liquid solutions were employed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The gas first evaporating is nitrogen, and a lighted match applied to the surface of the liquid is quickly extinguished, since nitrogen does not support combustion. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- A cylindrical tube with a perforated end contained the liquid. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In the case of the cologne, some molecules must have escaped from the liquid by the process of evaporation and traveled through the air to the nose. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A refrigerating chamber _b_, submerged in the water, is charged internally with some volatile liquid, such as ether. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- A stream of this liquid has been directed upon a circuit of 110,000 volts without the least harm to the operator. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- An incident of evaporation is the passing from the limited volume of a liquid to the greatly increased volume of a gas. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In this case, chemical action is expended in heat rather than in the production of electricity and the liquid becomes hot. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- At No. 12 a tumbler of whiskey is frozen solid by immersing a tube containing liquid air in it. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In 1824 Bussy condensed sulphurous acid vapors to liquid form. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Why, they were never masters of anything liquid larger than a puddle. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The molecules of solid bodies cannot escape so readily as those of liquids and gases, and do not travel far. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- From the mingling of two liquids a solid is sometimes formed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The moist paste takes the place of the liquids used in other cells. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Heat causes not only water, but all other liquids, to occupy more space, or to expand, and in some cases the expansion, or increase in size, is surprisingly large. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- This formation of a solid substance from the mingling of two liquids is called precipitation; such a process occurs daily in the rocks beneath the surface of the earth. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Method of distilling liquids by incandescent conductor immersed in the liquid. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Not only liquids are affected by heat and cold, but solids also are subject to similar changes. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- This is suggested by flame, simmering liquids, the excitement of heat by motion, the extinction of fire by compression, etc. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The liquids which have disappeared from the bottle and the dish have passed into the surrounding air in the form of vapor. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The mingling liquids interact and liberate carbon dioxide. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Still another instance is seen in one of Edison's caveats, where he describes a method of distilling liquids by means of internally applied heat through electric conductors. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- We see therefore that sound can be transmitted to the ear by solids, liquids, or gases. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Statements similar to the above hold for other liquids and for solutions. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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