| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Pertaining to a fluid, or to its flowing motion.[Websters]
2. Being liquid or runny. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb fluidally.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (fluidally) | 1. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective fluidal.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FLUIDAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Common Expressions: FLUIDAL
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Fluidal structure | (Geol.), the structure characteristic of certain volcanic rocks in which the arrangement of the minute crystals shows the lines of flow of thew molten material before solidification; -- also called fluxion structure . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: FLUIDAL
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Fluidal structure | Mining | See: flow structure. (references) | |
| Fluidal texture | Mining | A. See: flow texture b. A metamorphic texture in which narrow stripes or lenticles of a mineral, present as grains approx. 0.01 mm in diameter, are connected with porphyroclasts of the same mineral and extend across regions in which another mineral shows a dominantly mosaic texture. This texture has been given a specific genetic connotation relating to superplasticity (Harte,1977). (references) | |
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