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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Origin of fluidity

First recorded in 1595–1605; fluid + -ity

Related formsnon·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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