viscosity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The state of being viscous.
A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow.
A tendency to prolong interpersonal encounters.

/vɪsˈkɑsɪti/ /vɪsˈkɒsɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-viscosity.wav

viscosity viscosities

From Middle French viscosité, from Old French viscosité, from Medieval Latin viscositas; analysable as viscous + -ity.

viscousness thickness

runniness wateriness thinness

bulk viscosity elastoviscosity gyroviscosity hyperviscosity microviscosity shear viscosity viscosity printing

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