FLUIDAL

Etymology

Adjective

fluidal (not comparable)

(chiefly geology) Pertaining to a fluid, or to a flowing motion.

Synonyms

• fluidic

Source: Wiktionary


Flu"id*al, a.

Definition: Pertaining to a fluid, or to its flowing motion. Fluidal structure (Geol.), the structure characteristic of certain volcanic rocks in which the arrangement of the minute crystals shows the lines of flow of thew molten material before solidification; -- also called fluxion structure.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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