Fluid

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In the field of fluid mechanics, fluid is defined[1] to be "a substance which deforms continuously under the action of a shear stress", which includes both liquids and gases.

References

  1. James R. Welty, Charles E. Wicks, Robert E. Wilson, and Gregory L. Rorrer, Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer, 4th Ed. Toronto: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001.

See also