Viscosity

//vɪsˈkɑsɪti// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being viscous. uncountable

    "Near-synonym: thickness"

  2. 2
    resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow) wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    A tendency to prolong interpersonal encounters. uncountable

Etymology

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

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