fluid medium

collocation in English

meaningsoffluidandmedium

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fluid
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈfluː.ɪd/us
/ˈfluː.ɪd/
a substance that flows and is ...
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medium
adjective
uk
/ˈmiː.di.əm/us
/ˈmiː.di.əm/
being in the middle between an upper and lower amount, size, degree, ...
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(Definition offluidandmediumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Enhanced results in mouse and human embryo culture using a modified human tubalfluidmediumlacking glucose and phosphate.
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Enhanced results in mouse and human embryo culture using a modified human tubalfluidmediumlacking glucose and phosphate.
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At sufficiently high flow rates the pressure in the vortex core becomes low enough for cavitation to occur, thefluidmediumbeing water.
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It is the process by whichfluidmediumespecially liquid is preferred as a working medium.
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A colloid is a small, insoluble, nondiffusible particle larger than a molecule but small enough to remain suspended in afluidmediumwithout settling.
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The result is cell movement through thefluidmedium.
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The necessity of a source and sink of energy, and the necessity of afluidmediumhas been much studied (see above).
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Jet fluid has higher momentum compared to the surroundingfluidmedium.
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A colloid is technically defined as a stable dispersion of particles in afluidmedium(liquid or gas).
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If thefluidmediumis water, the heat sink is frequently called a cold plate.
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In fluid dynamics, the speed of sound in afluidmedium(gas or liquid) is used as a relative measure of speed itself.
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The existence of this phenomenon is owed to a non-uniform distribution of temperature of an illuminated particle in afluidmedium.
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Gameplay differs from driving a car because of thefluidmedium, which affects turning.
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Objects became conceived as pinned directly on space and time by abstract geometric relations lacking ghostly orfluidmedium.
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If thefluidmediumis not stationary but rotating, however, attractive forces can actually be destabilizing.
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This equation frequently occurs in the simulation of acoustic waves in gaseous or fluid media, seismics, and electrodynamics.
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