English

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. [from 1900]

See also

• solidus

Latin

Etymology

From liqueō ‎(“I am liquid”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.kʷi.dus/

Adjective

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

1. liquid, fluid, flowing
2. (substantive) a liquid; water
3. clear, transparent, limpid
4. (figuratively) without interruption, smooth, fluid, flowing
5. (figuratively) clear, calm, serene, peaceful
6. (figuratively) unadulterated, unmixed, pure
7. (figuratively) clear, manifest, evident, obvious, certain

Inflection

First/second declension.

Antonyms

• (liquid): solidus

Derived terms

• liquidē
• liquiditās
• liquidiusculus
• liquidō

Related terms

Descendants

• Catalan: líquid
• English: liquid
• French: liquide
• Galician: líquido
• Italian: liquido
• Portuguese: líquido
• Spanish: líquido

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “liquidus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• liquidus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016