liquid glass

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liquid glass - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Liquid \Liq"uid\ (l[i^]k"w[i^]d), a. [L. liquidus, fr. liquere
     to be fluid or liquid; cf. Skr. r[imac] to ooze, drop,
     l[imac] to melt.]
     1. Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.
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              Yea, though he go upon the plane and liquid water
              which will receive no step.           --Tyndale.
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     2. (Physics) Being in such a state that the component
        molecules move freely among themselves, but have a
        definite volume changing only slightly with changes of
        pressure, and do not tend to separate from each other as
        the particles of gases and vapors do when the volume of
        the container is increased; neither solid nor gaseous; as,
        liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or
        in a state of vapor.
  
     Note: Liquid substances may form a definite interface with
           gases, whereas the molecules of different gases freely
           intermingle with each other.
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     3. Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions
        or harsh tones. "Liquid melody." --Crashaw.
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     4. Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and
        r are liquid letters.
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     5. Fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air.
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     6. Clear; definite in terms or amount. [Obs.] "Though the
        debt should be entirely liquid." --Ayliffe.
  
     7. (Finance) In cash or readily convertible into cash without
        loss of principle; -- said of assets, such as bank
        accounts, or short-term bonds tradable on a major stock
        exchange.
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     Liquid glass. See Soluble glass, under Glass.
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