English Explanatory Dictionary

Bingham plastic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A viscoplastic material that behaves like a rigid solid when under low stress, but flows like a viscous fluid when under high stress (for example, toothpaste or mayonnaise).

Word forms

Bingham plastic Bingham plastics

Etymology

Named after Eugene C. Bingham who proposed its mathematical form.

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