viscosity meaning
ENWViscosity
- The viscosity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to gradual deformation by shear stress or tensile stress. For liquids, it corresponds to the informal concept of "thickness". For example, honey has a much higher viscosity than water.
- Viscosity is a property arising from collisions between neighboring particles in a fluid that are moving at different velocities.
- A fluid that has no resistance to shear stress is known as an ideal or inviscid fluid. Zero viscosity is observed only at very low temperatures in superfluids.
- NounPLviscositiesPREvisco-SUF-osity
- (uncountable) The state of being viscous.
- (countable, physics) A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow.
- (uncountable, psychology) A tendency to prolong interpersonal encounters.
- (uncountable) The state of being viscous.
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- An overfired glaze often blisters by the volatilization of part of its composition. It also reaches a stage where its viscosity is too low to keep it on the pot.
- The microinertia parameter j was considered 3.5, which implies that the inertial viscosity coefficient is .
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of viscosity in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "viscosity" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.