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centipoise

noun

Etymology

From centi- + poise.

  1. derived from pēnsum — “to weigh, ponder, think”
  2. derived from pois
  3. derived from pois
  4. inherited from poys
  5. prefixed as centipoise — “centi + poise”

Definitions

  1. A cgs unit of measure of absolute viscosity. (The viscosity of water is one centipoise.…

    A cgs unit of measure of absolute viscosity. (The viscosity of water is one centipoise. The lower the number, the less viscous the material.) Symbol: cP.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for centipoise. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA