liquid

noun

(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

(phonetics) Any of a class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.

adjective

(physical chemistry) Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.

(finance, of an asset) Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.

(finance, of a market) Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.

Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.

(phonology) Belonging to a class of consonants comprising the laterals and the rhotics, which in many languages behave similarly.

Fluid and transparent.

Roots

liqueoliqu- · Latin · be fluid, liquid

Synonyms for liquid

fluidn semiliquidadj meltedadj liquefiedadj runnyadj solventadj aqueousadj limpidadj wateryadj waterishadj

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