volume of fluid
21fluid dram — noun 1. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters • Syn: ↑fluidram, ↑fluid drachm, ↑drachm • Hypernyms: ↑British capacity unit, ↑Imperial capacity unit • Part …
22Fluid Science Laboratory — The Fluid Science Laboratory is a European (ESA s) science payload designed for use in Columbus built by Alenia Aeronautica Spazio and OHB System. It is a multi user facility for conducting fluid physics research in microgravity conditions. It… …
23fluid ounce — (fl oz) a traditional unit of liquid volume, called the fluid ounce to avoid confusion with the weight ounce. In the U. S. customary system there are 16 fluid ounces in a pint, so each fluid ounce represents 1.804 687 cubic inches or 29.573… …
24volume — Space occupied by matter, expressed usually in cubic millimeters, cubic centimeters, liters, etc. See water. SEE ALSO: capacity. [L. volumen, something rolled up, scroll, fr. volvo, to roll] atomic v. the atomic weight of an element divided by… …
25fluid drachm — noun 1. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters • Syn: ↑fluidram, ↑fluid dram, ↑drachm • Hypernyms: ↑British capacity unit, ↑Imperial capacity unit • Part Holo …
26fluid dram — or fluidram (fl dr) a unit of volume in the traditional apothecary system, equal to 1/8 fluid ounce. This unit is usually called the fluid dram or fluidram to avoid confusion with the weight dram. The U. S. fluid dram contains about 0.225… …
27fluid density — the mass of fluid per unit volume. For a compressible fluid flow, the density can vary from place to place …
28volume receptors — postulated receptors that respond to increased plasma extracellular fluid volume and stimulate corrective measures …
29volume of distribution — a dilution method for determining the volume of fluids, e.g., plasma, in a body fluid compartment. A solute (e.g., inulin) is injected into the compartment and, after it is equally distributed, a sample is taken. The quantity of solute removed… …
30volume displacement — noun : displacement of a fluid expressed in terms of volume as distinguished from displacement expressed in terms of mass …
