fluidity

CEFRC1

/fluːˈɪd.ə.ti/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The quality of flowing easily or changing smoothly.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A measure of the extent to which something is fluid. The reciprocal of its viscosity.

Examples

  • Mandarin sounds like it has better fluidity than English, which sounds more plasticky.

  • Either side of Rooney's fluffed chance, it was a tale of Ukrainian domination as they attacked England down both flanks and showed the greater fluidity of the teams.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • [fluˈɪɾ.ə.ɾi]
  • [fluˈɪɾ.ə.ti]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The quality of being fluid or free-flowing

  2. The state of being fluid rather than viscous

More examples

In context

  • In addition to all this, the fluidity of the steam itself was much increased by high superheat, usually achieved by means of the Houlet superheater.

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French fluidité.