Meaning of VISCOSITY
| Pronunciation: | | vi'skâsitee
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| | Definition: | | [n] resistance of a liquid to sheer forces (and hence to flow) |
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| | Synonyms: | | viscousness |
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| | See Also: | | body, cohesiveness, consistence, consistency, gelatinousness, glueyness, gluiness, glutinosity, glutinousness, gumminess, ropiness, sliminess, stickiness, viscidity, viscidness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vis*cos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. viscosit['e], LL.
viscositas.]
1. The quality or state of being viscous.
2. (Physics) A quality analogous to that of a viscous fluid,
supposed to be caused by internal friction, especially in
the case of gases.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Viscosity refers to the quality of a liquid being thick and slow-to-flow. For instance, cold honey has a much higher viscosity than water. |
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