English Explanatory Dictionary

rheology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.

Pronunciation

/ɹiːˈɒlədʒi/

Word forms

rheology rheologies

Etymology

Coined by American scientist Eugene C. Bingham in 1920, following a suggestion by a colleague, Markus Reiner; inspired by aphorism πάντα ῥεῖ (pánta rheî, “everything flows”) by Simplicius of Cilicia. Formed from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + -logy (“study of”, suffix ultimately from Ancient Greek). See also rheo-.

Related words

diarrhea rheogoniometer rheometer rheometric rheometry

Derived words

biorheology chemorheology electrorheology hemorheology macrorheology microrheology nanorheology psychorheology rheological rheologist
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