[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/fluid/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) / fluid

# fluid

noun (a fluid, fluids); adjective (fluid)

«fluid» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A fluid is a substance that can flow, such as a liquid or a gas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluid/#m1)
2. Fluids often means liquids you drink, like water and juice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluid/#m2)
3. As an adjective, fluid means moving smoothly and easily, or able to change. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluid/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science fluids take the shape of their container and flow; air and water are both fluids. In health lessons you «drink plenty of fluids» when ill or hot. Phrases: «drink fluids», «body fluids», «cleaning fluid», «fluid movements».

### Examples

- Water and air are both fluids. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluid/#x1)
- When you have a fever, drink plenty of fluids. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluid/#x2)
- The nurse checked how much fluid the patient drank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluid/#x3)
- The dancer's movements were fluid and graceful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluid/#x4)
- Brake fluid helps a car stop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluid/#x5)
- Keep cleaning fluids away from little children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluid/#x6)
- Our plans are still fluid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluid/#x7)
- The Fox and the Hare are sent in quest of the magic fluid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluid/#x8)

### Note

Countable or uncountable. Pronounced FLOO-id. Trap: «fluid» is not only liquid — gases are fluids too. Never drink a fluid from an unlabelled bottle; it could be poisonous.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fluid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fluid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fluid.html) on Mova free.