Viscosity
//vɪsˈkɑsɪti// noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being viscous. uncountable
"Near-synonym: thickness"
- 2 resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow) wordnet
- 3 A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow. countable
"The microcannon was seen moving at about a micron per second, it was about 15 microns long, and the high speed photograph was done in water (density of 1 kg/L, viscosity of about 0.001 pascal seconds)."
- 4 A tendency to prolong interpersonal encounters. uncountable
Example
More examples""Might be a bit stiff..." "Stiff?" "I mean the viscosity is too high.""
Etymology
From Middle French viscosité, from Old French viscosité, from Medieval Latin viscositas; analysable as viscous + -ity.
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