"Might be a bit stiff..." "Stiff?" "I mean the viscosity is too high."
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Viscosity
//vɪsˈkɑsɪti//
Synonyms for "viscosity" (74 found)
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Strong matches (22)
Related words (37)
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10 entriesTranslations
68 translations across 33 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- viskositeit noun (state of being viscous)
- viskositeit noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Arabic
2 entries- لُزُوجَة noun (state of being viscous)
- لُزُوجَة noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Bengali
1 entries- সান্দ্রতা noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Bulgarian
2 entries- вискозитет noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
- вискозност noun (state of being viscous)
Catalan
1 entries- viscositat noun (state of being viscous)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 粘度 noun (state of being viscous)
- 粘性 noun (state of being viscous)
- 粘性 noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Dutch
2 entries- viscositeit noun (state of being viscous)
- viscositeit noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Finnish
4 entries- sitkaus noun (state of being viscous)
- sitkaus noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
- viskoosisuus noun (state of being viscous)
- viskositeetti noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
French
2 entries- viscosité noun (state of being viscous)
- viscosité noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Galician
1 entries- viscosidade noun (state of being viscous)
Georgian
4 entries- მწებვარობა noun (state of being viscous)
- მწებვარობა noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
- სიბლანტე noun (state of being viscous)
- სიბლანტე noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
German
3 entries- Viskosität noun (state of being viscous)
- Viskosität noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
- Zähflüssigkeit noun (state of being viscous)
Greek
2 entries- ιξώδες noun (state of being viscous)
- ιξώδες noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Hindi
2 entries- श्यानता noun (state of being viscous)
- श्यानता noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Hungarian
1 entries- viszkozitás noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Ido
1 entries- viskozeso noun (state of being viscous)
Irish
4 entries- bealaitheacht noun (state of being viscous)
- glóthaí noun (state of being viscous)
- righneacht noun (state of being viscous)
- righneas noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Italian
1 entries- viscosità noun (state of being viscous)
Japanese
3 entries- 粘度 noun (state of being viscous)
- 粘度 noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
- 粘性 noun (state of being viscous)
Malay
2 entries- kelikatan noun (state of being viscous)
- kelikatan noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- viskositet noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Persian
1 entries- لزوجت noun (state of being viscous)
Polish
3 entries- lepkość noun (state of being viscous)
- lepkość noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
- wiskoza noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Portuguese
2 entries- viscosidade noun (state of being viscous)
- viscosidade noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Russian
2 entries- вя́зкость noun (state of being viscous)
- вя́зкость noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Slovene
2 entries- viskóznost noun (state of being viscous)
- viskóznost noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Spanish
1 entries- viscosidad noun (state of being viscous)
Swedish
1 entries- viskositet noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Tagalog
1 entries- lapuyot noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Telugu
1 entries- స్నిగ్ధత noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Thai
2 entries- ความหนืด noun (state of being viscous)
- ความหนืด noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Ukrainian
2 entries- в'я́зкість noun (state of being viscous)
- в'я́зкість noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Vietnamese
4 entries- (tính) lầy nhầy noun (state of being viscous)
- (tính) nhớt noun (state of being viscous)
- (tính) sền sệt noun (state of being viscous)
- độ nhớt noun (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The oil needs to have the correct viscosity.
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They are called alkalic lavas, and they're noted for their incredible flow velocity because their viscosity is extremely low.
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Near-synonym: thickness
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