How to pronounce fluid
American English pronunciation
FLOO-id
- IPA
- /ˈflu.ɪd/
- Syllables
- FLOO · id (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What fluid means
A liquid or gas that flows and shapes itself to what holds it
In a sentence: Water, juice and even honey are all kinds of fluid.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "flowing," from the Latin word for "to flow." Oddly, it is not related to the English word flow.
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