fluidity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [flʉːˈɪɾ.ə.ɾi] (Australia)
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- [flʉːˈəɾ.ə.ɾi] (New-Zealand)
- /fluːˈɪd.ɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [flʉːˈəɾ.ə.ti] (New-Zealand)
- [fluˈɪɾ.ə.ti] (Canada, General-American)
- [flʉːˈɪɾ.ə.ti] (Australia)
- /flʉːˈəd.ə.ti/ (New-Zealand)
- /flʉːˈɪd.ə.ti/ (Australia)
- /fluːˈɪd.ə.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [fluˈɪɾ.ə.ɾi] (Canada, General-American)
- /fluˈɪd.ə.ti/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from French fluidité.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The state of being fluid rather than viscous
- (countable) A measure of the extent to which something is fluid. The reciprocal of its viscosity.
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(countable, uncountable) The quality of being fluid or free-flowing
Either side of Rooney's fluffed chance, it was a tale of Ukrainian domination as they attacked England down both flanks and showed the greater fluidity of the teams.
2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:In addition to all this, the fluidity of the steam itself was much increased by high superheat, usually achieved by means of the Houlet superheater.
1944 November and December, Lord Monkswell, “The French Four-Cylinder Compound Engine”, in Railway Magazine, page 326:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluidities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
semifluidity · gender fluidity · genderfluidity · microfluidity · superfluidity · hyperfluidity · ferrofluidity
Translations (15)
te ద్రవత్వం (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · ko 유동성 (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · sa द्रवत्व (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · gv ushlaght (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · gv sheeltaght (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · ko 유체성 (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · ca fluïdesa (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · pt fluidez (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · bg течливост (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · ka დენადობა (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · ru теку́честь (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · ml ദ്രവത്വം (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · es fluidez (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · he זורמיות (the state of being fluid rather than viscous) · ga silteacht (the state of being fluid rather than viscous)