liquid
/ˈlɪkwɪd/noun
उच्चारण लिक्विड
द्रव, तरल
Core word
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a substance that flows freely and is not a solid or a gas, for example water or oil
द्रव, तरल
- Water is a liquid.
- Oil is a liquid that does not mix with water.
- Pour the liquid into a clean glass bottle.
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- Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
- The liquid slowly turned from clear to pink.
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in the form of a liquid; that can easily be changed into cash
तरल; नक़दी-योग्य
- liquid assets
- You should drink plenty of liquid when the weather is hot.
- She prefers liquid soap to a bar of soap.
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- The shop sold liquid detergent in large bottles.
- The company has enough liquid funds to pay its bills.
Synonyms fluid runny convertible
Opposite solid
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liquid (noun) countable and uncountable
Liquid is countable for a kind of liquid and uncountable when it means liquid matter in general.
किसी विशेष तरल के लिए 'liquid' countable है, और सामान्य तरल पदार्थ के अर्थ में uncountable।
- Water and milk are liquids.
- Drink plenty of liquid during the summer.
liquid (adjective) before a noun
As an adjective, liquid describes things in the form of a liquid and is used before a noun.
Adjective के रूप में 'liquid' तरल रूप वाली वस्तुओं का वर्णन करता है और noun से पहले आता है।
- The doctor prescribed liquid paracetamol for the child.
- Liquid soap is easier to use than a bar.
liquid assets / liquid cash
In finance, liquid means that something can quickly be changed into cash.
वित्त में 'liquid' का अर्थ है कि कोई चीज़ जल्दी नकदी में बदली जा सकती है।
- Banks must keep enough liquid assets to pay depositors.
- Gold is less liquid than money in a savings account.
turn into / change into + liquid
Use into after turn or change to show the new state.
नई अवस्था बताने के लिए turn या change के बाद into आता है।
- Ice turns into liquid when it melts.
- Heat the butter until it changes into a clear liquid.
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adjective + liquid
clearthickhotstickyflammable
- Store the flammable liquid away from the kitchen stove.
verb + liquid
pourstirheatstrainevaporate
- Strain the liquid through a cloth before you add the sugar.
liquid + noun
soapdietnitrogenoxygenassets
- After the operation, the patient was kept on a liquid diet for three days.
states of matter
solidgasvapourplasma
- Water can exist as a solid, a liquid or a gas.
liquid + quantity
a litre ofa glass ofa spoonful ofa drop of
- Add a spoonful of liquid to the mixture.
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- At room temperature mercury is a silvery liquid.
कमरे के तापमान पर पारा चाँदी जैसा तरल होता है।
- The nurse gave the old man only liquid food after the surgery.
शल्य-चिकित्सा के बाद नर्स ने वृद्ध को केवल तरल आहार दिया।
- The firm could not pay its loan because most of its money was not liquid.
कंपनी अपना ऋण नहीं चुका सकी क्योंकि उसका अधिकांश धन नकदी में बदलने योग्य नहीं था।
- Radhika spilled the liquid from the beaker on the laboratory table.
राधिका ने बीकर का तरल प्रयोगशाला की मेज़ पर गिरा दिया।
- The poet described the singer's voice as liquid and golden.
कवि ने गायक की आवाज़ को तरल और सुनहरी बताया।
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Liquid and fluid are close in science, but they are not always interchangeable.
विज्ञान में liquid और fluid पास-पास हैं, पर हर जगह एक-दूसरे की जगह नहीं लेते।
A substance that flows and has a fixed volume but takes the shape of its container.
ऐसा पदार्थ जो बहता है, जिसका आयतन निश्चित होता है और जो बर्तन का आकार ले लेता है।
- Milk is a liquid.
Anything that can flow, so it includes both liquids and gases; also used in medicine for body liquids.
जो भी बह सके, इसलिए इसमें liquid और gas दोनों आते हैं; चिकित्सा में शरीर के तरल के लिए भी प्रयुक्त।
- The doctor advised her to take plenty of fluids.
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General knowledge
Science: mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature; liquidity means how easily assets can be changed into cash.
विज्ञान में पारा एकमात्र धातु है जो कमरे के तापमान पर द्रव है; liquidity का अर्थ है संपत्ति कितनी आसानी से नक़दी में बदली जा सकती है (तरलता)।