Definition of Viscosity

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

Exact synonyms: Viscousness
Generic synonyms: Body, Consistence, Consistency, Eubstance
Specialized synonyms: Stickiness, Sliminess, Cohesiveness, Glueyness, Gluiness, Gumminess, Ropiness, Tackiness, Viscidity, Viscidness, Gelatinousness, Glutinosity, Glutinousness
Derivative terms: Viscous, Viscous

Definition of Viscosity

1. n. The quality or state of being viscous.

2. n. The quality or state of being viscous.

Definition of Viscosity

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Medical Definition of Viscosity

1. A physical property of fluids that determines the internal resistance to shear forces. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Viscosity

viscometers
viscometric
viscometries
viscometry
Visconti
viscose
viscoses
viscose rayon
viscosimeter
viscosimeter
viscosimeters
viscosimetric
viscosimetry
viscosities
viscosity (current term)
viscosity (current term)
viscotoxins
Viscount
viscountcies
viscountcy
viscountess
viscountesses
Viscountess Astor
viscounties
viscounts
viscounty
Viscount Nelson
Viscount Northcliffe
Viscount St. Albans
viscous

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