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viscosity

noun
/vɪsˈkɑsɪti/US/vɪsˈkɒsɪti/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from viscositas
  2. derived from viscosité
  3. borrowed from viscosité

Definitions

  1. The state of being viscous.

    • Near-synonym: thickness

  2. A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the…

    A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow.

    • 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).

  3. A tendency to prolong interpersonal encounters.

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