viscosity

Signification (Anglais)

1. (uncountable) The state of being viscous.
2. (countable) A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow.
3. (uncountable) A tendency to prolong interpersonal encounters.

Concepts

viscosité

consistance

état de ce qui est visqueux

force d’adhérence

Opposé de

runniness#Noun, wateriness#Noun, thinness#Noun

Synonymes

stickiness

viscousness

thickness

adhesiveness

viscidity

clamminess

malleabillity

sliminess

adhesive power

tenacity

ductitility

viscid

ropiness

lentor

mucosity

viscidness

internal friction

viscosity coefficient

adhesion

viscous property

body

concentration

consistency

density

flow resistance

glutinousness

gumminess

pastiness

sticky

toughness

Traductions

Viskosität

viscosidad

viscosità

viscosidade

Zähflüssigkeit

ιξώδες

viscositeit

لزوجة

Zähigkeit

viscositat

Klebrigkeit

γλοιώδες

kleverigheid

ιξώδες/γλοιότητα

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/vɪsˈkɑsɪti/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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