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fluid

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 702859 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain Chemistryfluid mechanics
  • any substance such as a gas, liquid or powder which flows. It differs from a solid in that it can offer no permanent resistance to change of shape.
  • a substance that alters its shape in response to any force however small, that tends to flow or to conform to the outline of its container, and that includes gases and liquids and ... certain plastic solids
fluid
Usage examples
  • In particular, where fluids are used, machinery must be designed and constructed for use without risks due to filling, use, recovery or draining.

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 725218 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain hydraulics
  • gaas, vedelik või aur puhta faasina või nende segu, milles võib sisalduda ka tahke aine osakesi
  • gases, liquids and vapours in pure phase as well as mixtures thereof. A fluid may contain a suspension of solids.
fluidum

Geoloogia terminibaas

ID 456124 Last modified 13.09.2019
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Domain general geology
  • aktiivsed gaasid-lahused
fluid

Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 582410 Last modified 26.01.2026
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Domain Standardisation - Metrology
voolis preferred
voolav keskkond
voolav aine
fluidum deprecated
fluid preferred
  • voogu moodustav vedelik, gaas või aur
  • vedeliku ja gaasi ühisnimetus
  • soojuskandur kaugkütte- ja/või kaugjahutussüsteemis
  • substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape
  • heat transfer medium in a district heating and/or discrict cooling system
voolis preferred
Usage examples
  • Voolis on aine, mis ei allu jäävale deformatsioonile ning muudab oma kuju.
voolav keskkond
voolav aine
fluidum deprecated
Good to know
  • Fluidum oli 18. sajandini füüsikanähtuste (elektri, magnetismi, soojuse) seletamisel oletatud nähtamatu aine nimetus.
fluid preferred
Usage examples
  • Fluid is a substance that is not subject to permanent deformation and changes its shape.
fluidum

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