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noun

Viscosity n.

The quality or state of being viscous.

(Physics) A property possessed by a viscous fluid, being a resistance to the forces causing a fluid to flow, caused by interactions between the molecules of the fluid and between the fluid and the walls of the conduit through which it moves; also, a measure of such a property.

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Etymology of 'Viscosity'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Viscosity" Quotes from Famous Books

... out the world beyond. When I approached it, I saw that its face was not so smooth as it had appeared from half a mile back; nor was it motionless. In fact, it was rolling south and west like a wave of great viscosity. Though my senses failed to perceive the slightest breath of a breeze, the fog was brewing and whirling, and huge spheres seemed to be forming in it, and to roll forward, slowly, and sometimes to recede, ...

— Over Prairie Trails • Frederick Philip Grove

... results, which assumes a slightly lighter colour on addition of more formaldehyde and deposits an insoluble flocculent precipitate. If the solution is kept below 45 C., by artificial cooling, the light colour is maintained, but a gelatinous precipitate is soon formed, the viscosity of which increases on stirring, and finally is converted into an insoluble, tough, gummy mass. If, on the other hand, the mass is heated at the beginning of the reaction, or if the amount of formaldehyde is increased ...

— Synthetic Tannins • Georg Grasser

Words linked to "Viscosity" : sliminess, stickiness, cohesiveness, gluiness, consistence, dynamic viscosity, gelatinousness, viscidity, viscousness, eubstance, unit of viscosity, glutinousness, tackiness, gumminess, coefficient of viscosity