6. Clear; definite in terms or amount.[Obs.] "Though the debt should be
entirely liquid." Ayliffe.
Liquid glass. See Soluble glass, under Glass.
Liq"uid, n. 1. A substance whose parts change their relative position
on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any
substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not aëriform.
Liquid and fluid are terms often used synonymously, but fluid has the
broader signification. All liquids are fluids, but many fluids, as air
and the gases, are not liquids.
2. (Phon.) A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows
smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are
called liquids.
Liquid measure, a measure, or system of measuring, for liquids, by the
gallon, quart, pint, gill, etc.
Liq"uid*am`bar (lk"wd*m`br), n. [Liquid + amber.] 1. (Bot.) A genus
consisting of two species of tall trees having star- shaped leaves, and
woody burlike fruit. Liquidambar styraciflua is the North American
sweet qum, and L. Orientalis is found in Asia Minor.
2. The balsamic juice which is obtained from these trees by incision.
The liquid balsam of the Oriental tree is liquid storax.
Liq"uid*am`ber, n. See Liquidambar.
Liq"ui*date (lk"w*dt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Liquidated (- d`td); p. pr.
& vb. n. Liquidating.] [LL. liquidatus, p. p. of liquidare to
liquidate, fr. L. liquidus liquid, clear. See Liquid.] 1. (Law) To
determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of
(indebtedness); or, where there is an indebtedness to more than one
person, to determine the precise amount of (each indebtedness); to make
the amount of (an indebtedness) clear and certain.
A debt or demand is liquidated whenever the amount due is agreed on
by the parties, or fixed by the operation of law.