fluidlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin fluidusder. Middle English fluid English fluid Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English fluidlike From fluid + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling a fluid.
By measuring the motion of small probe molecules in a polymer glass, they find fluidlike properties when the glass is sheared; however, the route to melting the glass is different from that followed when it is heated.
2009 January 9, David A. Weitz, “MATERIALS SCIENCE: Unjamming a Polymer Glass”, in Science, volume 323, number 5911, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most fluidlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more fluidlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |