fluidity

[ floo-id-i-tee ]

/ fluˈɪd ɪ ti /

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noun

the quality or state of being fluid.

Physics.

the ability of a substance to flow.
a measure of this ability, the reciprocal of the coefficient of viscosity.Compare rhe.

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Nearby words

fluid mosaic model, fluid ounce, fluid pressure, fluidextract, fluidics, fluidity, fluidize, fluidized bed, fluidrachm, fluke, flukey

Origin of fluidity

First recorded in 1595–1605; fluid + -ity

Related forms

non·flu·id·i·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for fluidity

fluidity

/ (fluːˈɪdɪtɪ) /

noun

the state of being fluid

physics the reciprocal of viscosity

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fluidity

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fluidity

noun