Fluid vs Emulsion - What's the difference?
fluid | emulsion |
(physics) Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.
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(not comparable) Of or relating to fluid.
In a state of flux; subject to change.
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, title= Moving smoothly, or giving the impression of a liquid in motion.
(of an asset) Convertible into cash.
a stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible
(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquid
the coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film
As nouns the difference between fluid and emulsion
is that fluid is fluid while emulsion is emulsion.fluid
English
Noun
(wikipedia fluid)citation, passage=An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex . The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid , which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.}}
Derived terms
* amber fluid * brake fluid * fluid mechanicsAdjective
(en adjective)Boundary problems, passage=Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month.}}
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English
Noun
(wikipedia emulsion) (en noun)- Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.