Толковый словарь английского языка - liquid
Liquid
liquid
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French ~e, from Latin ~us, from liquēre to be fluid; akin to Latin lixa water, lye, and perhaps to Old Irish fliuch damp Date: 14th century flowing freely like water, having the properties of a ~ ; being neither solid nor gaseous, 3. shining and clear , being musical and free of harshness in sound, smooth and unconstrained in movement, articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel , 4. consisting of or capable of ready conversion into cash , capable of covering current liabilities quickly with current assets, ~ity noun ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1530 a ~ consonant, a fluid (as water) that has no independent shape but has a definite volume and does not expand indefinitely and that is only slightly compressible
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 having a consistency like that of water or oil, flowing freely but of constant volume. 2 having the qualities of water in appearance; translucent (liquid blue; a liquid lustre). 3 (of a gas, e.g. air, hydrogen) reduced to a liquid state by intense cold. 4 (of sounds) clear and pure; harmonious, fluent. 5 (of assets) easily converted into cash. 6 not fixed; fluid (liquid opinions). --n. 1 a liquid substance. 2 Phonet. the sound of l or r. Phrases and idioms liquid crystal a turbid liquid with some order in its molecular arrangement. liquid crystal display a form of visual display in electronic devices, in which the reflectivity of a matrix of liquid crystals changes as a signal is applied. liquid measure a unit for measuring the volume of liquids. liquid paraffin Pharm. a colourless odourless oily liquid obtained from petroleum and used as a laxative. Derivatives liquidly adv. liquidness n. Etymology: ME f. L liquidus f. liquere be liquid ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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