liquidus

English

Etymology

From Latin liquidus. Doublet of liquid.

Pronunciation

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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]

   Coordinate terms: solidus, solvus

See also

• solidus

Latin

Etymology

From liqueō (“I am liquid”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈli.kʷi.dus/, [ˈlʲɪkʷɪd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.kwi.dus/, [ˈliːkwid̪us]

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.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	liquidus	liquida	liquidum		liquidī	liquidae	liquida
genitive	liquidī	liquidae	liquidī		liquidōrum	liquidārum	liquidōrum
dative	liquidō	liquidae	liquidō		liquidīs
accusative	liquidum	liquidam	liquidum		liquidōs	liquidās	liquida
ablative	liquidō	liquidā	liquidō		liquidīs
vocative	liquide	liquida	liquidum		liquidī	liquidae	liquida

Derived terms

• liquidē
• liquiditās
• liquidiusculus
• liquidō

 

Related terms

• liquefaciō
• liquefactiō
• liquēns
• liqueō
• liquēscō
• liquor

 

Descendants

• Catalan: líquid
• English: liquid
• French: liquide
• Galician: líquido
• Italian: liquido
• Piedmontese: lìquid
• Portuguese: líquido
• Romanian: lichid
• Sicilian: lìcutu
• 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
• 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^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016