viscosity — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The state of being viscous.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   viscousnessthickness

   Antonyms

   runninesswaterinessthinness

   Examples

   Near-synonym: thickness

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

   Usage

   • Countable

   Examples

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   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).

   Aquafaba was recovered from 10 commercial canned chickpea products and correlations among aquafaba composition, density, viscosity and foaming properties were investigated. Proton NMR was used to characterize aquafaba composition before and after ultrafiltration through membranes with different molecular weight cut offs (MWCOs of 3, 10, or 50 kDa).

3. A tendency to prolong interpersonal encounters.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

Noun

1. resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)

   Synonyms

   viscousness

   Broader terms

   consistencyconsistencesubstancebody