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Definition of Semifluid
1. a. Imperfectly fluid.
Definition of Semifluid
1. Adjective. Having properties intermediate between liquids and solids ¹
2. Noun. Any substance with properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Semifluid
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semifluid
Literary usage of Semifluid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Miscellaneous Works of the Late Thomas Young by Thomas Young (1855)
"THE resistance opposed by friction, or adhesion, to the relative motion of any
two given solid or semifluid substances, is nearly proportional to the force ..."
2. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1879)
"... with severe burning in the anus (one hundred and third day); two fluid
stools (one hundred and fifth day) ; a semifluid stool (one hundred and ninth ..."
3. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1857)
"The food should be abundant and nutritious; but soft and semifluid for a few days.
In one case I knew that the patient broke up the adhesion several days ..."
4. The London Medical Gazette (1844)
"... there existed numerous small rounded tumors : these at first appeared hard,
but when cut into were found to consist of a brownish semifluid substance. ..."
5. Elements of Physics: Or, Natural Philosophy, General and Medical ; Explained by Neil Arnott (1829)
"Hence the reason why soups, pies, puddings, and all semifluid masses, retain
their heat so long—so much longer than equal bulks of mere fluid. ..."
6. The renewal of life by Thomas King Chambers (1865)
"... not descendants of epithelial cells, but parasitic formations inside
them—Epithelium semifluid —Breach of epithelium in some cases—Growth of pus. ..."
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