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fluid

/floo-id/US // ˈflu ɪd //UK // (ˈfluːɪd) //

流体,液体,液体的,液

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to a substance that easily changes its shape; capable of flowing.
    • : consisting of or pertaining to fluids.
    • : changing readily; shifting; not fixed, stable, or rigid: fluid movements.
    • : convertible into cash: fluid assets.

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Examples

  • They cited a fluid-dynamics simulation that showed a “massive upward transport of virus aerosol particles” during flushing, leading to large-scale virus spread indoors.

  • That’s because, he says, T-cell assays require a more complex blood sample that preserves both the serum—or fluid part of blood—and the individual blood cells.

  • These narratives underscore the fluid and transnational histories of diseases, their impact and possible cure.

  • Kidneys clean our blood using nephrons, which are essentially filters that let fluid and waste products through while blocking blood cells, proteins, and minerals.

  • The rotating flow maintains a shape where the center looks sunken as the fluid gets pushed to the outer edge.

  • So we know that boring down to the bedrock and pumping it full of fluid can cause earthquakes.

  • In Voodoo, the demarcation between life and death is more fluid; helping Voodoo followers create order out of disorder.

  • In other words, the omnipresent postcolonial Arab State has just about dropped dead, the times are fluid and the vacuums are many.

  • She is equally desirous of Levine, as animalistic and eager to consume him while sticky with sanguine fluid.

  • There are two economies, above ground and underground, and the boundaries at times seem fluid.

  • It separates into three layers upon standing—a brown deposit, a clear fluid, and a frothy layer.

  • One frequently wishes to ascertain the specific gravity of quantities of fluid too small to float an urinometer.

  • This fluid is then heated, adding crystals of sodium acetate until it becomes perfectly clear.

  • The clear, straw-colored fluid which is left after separation of the coagulum is called blood-serum.

  • Leukocytes are easily distinguished from red cells, especially when Toisson's diluting fluid is used.