fluidity

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The truth is that the intemperance of love is a disease of the soul due chiefly to the moisture and fluidity which is produced in one of the elements by the loose consistency of the bones.

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  1. The quality of being fluid, or capable of flowing; that quality of a body which renders it incapable of resisting tangential stresses. See fluid, n. There may be corpuscles of such a nature as considerably to lessen that agitation of the minute parts by which the fluidity of liquors and the warmth of other bodies are maintained. Boyle, Works, III. 750.
  2. Fluency; flowing character or style: opposed to rigidity or stiffness. [Rare.] The letters [of Mme. de Rémusat] … have much grace, much fluidity of thought, and of expression. The Nation, Nov. 29, 1883.

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  • When this is effectually done the iron becomes malleable and weldable This state of the iron is indicated by a general loss of fluidity, accompanied by a tendency to gather together in globular masses. —  James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography.
  • I've been spoiled by iPhone fluidity, and I hope usability translates. —  Chris Pirillo
  • Sexual fluidity, although it results in attraction to both men and women, is not be confused with a bisexual identity, or indeed with any orientation. —  Explananda
  • There's a price for all this fluidity, and it manifests as a nominal delay between a button press and each move's on-screen execution. —  PCWorld.ca: Latest News Feed
  • Competitors were judged in five categories: line choice, fluidity, technique, aggressiveness and control. —  First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine
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  1. = French fluidité = If. fluidità; from Latin fluidus, fluid: see fluid.
 

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