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• Liquid — is one of the principal states of matter. A liquid is a fluid that has the particles loose and can freely form a distinct surface at the boundaries of its bulk material. The surface is a free surface where the liquid is not constrained by a… …   Wikipedia

• liquid# — liquid adj Liquid, fluid are comparable both as adjectives meaning composed of particles that move easily and flowingly and change their relative position without any perceptible break in their continuity and as nouns denoting a substance… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Liquid — Liq uid (l[i^]k w[i^]d), a. [L. liquidus, fr. liquere to be fluid or liquid; cf. Skr. r[=i] to ooze, drop, l[=i] to melt.] 1. Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid. [1913 Webster] Yea, though he go upon the plane and liquid water which will …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• liquid — [lik′wid] adj. [OFr liquide < L liquidus < liquere, to be liquid, prob. < IE base * wlikw , wet > Welsh gwlyb, moist] 1. readily flowing; fluid; specif., having its molecules moving freely with respect to each other so as to flow… …   English World dictionary

• liquid — liq·uid adj 1 a: consisting of cash or capable of ready conversion into cash liquid assets b: capable of covering current liabilities out of current assets esp. in a rapid manner a liquid insurer 2: of or relating to a security or commodity with… …   Law dictionary

• Liquid — (lat. liquidus ‚flüssig‘, ‚fließend‘) steht für: andere Bezeichnung für Liquida, ehemalige Bezeichnung für Fließlaute wie l und r in der Phonologie einen Aggregatzustand, siehe Aggregatzustand #Flüssig Liquid (Album), Album der niederländischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Liquid — Liq uid, n. 1. 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 gaseous and has a definite volume independent, of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• liquid — Adj zahlungsfähig, flüssig erw. fach. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. liquidus flüssig, fließend , zu l. liquēre flüssig sein . Verb: liquidieren; Abstraktum: Liquidität. Als Fachausdruck der Phonetik Liquid(a) Gleitlaut .    Ebenso nndl.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

• liquid — [adj1] fluid, flowing, melting aqueous, damp, deliquescent, dissolvable, dissolved, dulcet, fluent, fluidic, fusible, ichorous, juicy, liquefied, liquescent, liquiform, luscious, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, meltable, melted, moist, molten,… …   New thesaurus

• liquid — ► NOUN ▪ a substance with a consistency like that of water or oil, i.e. flowing freely but of constant volume. ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or being a liquid. 2) clear, like water. 3) (of a sound) pure and flowing. 4) not fixed or stable. 5) (of… …   English terms dictionary