liquidus

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Etymology

From Latin liquidus. Doublet of liquid.

Noun

liquidus (plural liquidi or liquiduses)

  1. (chemistry, physics) A line, in a phase diagram, above which a given substance is a stable liquid and below which solid and liquid are in equilibrium.
    Coordinate terms: solidus, solvus

See also

Latin

Etymology

From liqueō (“I am liquid”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

liquidus (feminine liquida, neuter liquidum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. liquid, fluid, flowing
    Antonym: solidus
  2. clear, transparent, limpid
  3. (figuratively) without interruption, smooth, fluid, flowing
  4. (figuratively) clear, calm, serene, peaceful
  5. (figuratively) unadulterated, unmixed, pure
  6. (figuratively) clear, manifest, evident, obvious, certain

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative liquidus liquida liquidum liquidī liquidae liquida
Genitive liquidī liquidae liquidī liquidōrum liquidārum liquidōrum
Dative liquidō liquidō liquidīs
Accusative liquidum liquidam liquidum liquidōs liquidās liquida
Ablative liquidō liquidā liquidō liquidīs
Vocative liquide liquida liquidum liquidī liquidae liquida

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • “liquidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “liquidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • liquidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • liquidus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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