Definition of "liquid" in Englisch

noun

1. (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.

   • A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas.

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

adjective

1. (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.

   • liquid nitrogen

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

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

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

   • a liquid melody

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

   • /l/ and /r/ are liquid consonants.

6. Fluid and transparent.

   • the liquid air