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| - | is defined as a substance that continually deforms (flows) under an applied shear stress. All '''[[gases]]''' are fluids, but not all '''[[liquids]]''' are fluids. Fluids are a subset of the phases of matter and include liquids, gases, plasmas and, to some extent, plastic solids. | + | is defined as a substance that continually deforms (flows) under an applied shear stress. All '''[[gases]]''' are fluids, but not all '''[[liquids]]''' are fluids. Fluids are a subset of the phases of matter and include liquids, '''[[gases]]''', plasmas and, to some extent, plastic '''[[solids]]'''. |
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Fluid is defined as a substance that continually deforms (flows) under an applied shear stress. All gases are fluids, but not all liquids are fluids. Fluids are a subset of the phases of matter and include liquids, gases, plasmas and, to some extent, plastic solids.
Reference
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