rheology

Meaning

The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.

Synonyms

plasticity

rheological properties

potamology

fluviology

spreadability

Translations

reologia

rhéologie

Rheologie

reología

reologia

reologia

Fließkunde

rheologie

rheologische Eigenschaft

propriété rhéologique

Streichfähigkeit

tartinabilité

plasticità

plasticité

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiːˈɒlədʒi/

Etymology

Coined by American scientist Eugene C. Bingham in 1920, following a suggestion by a colleague, Markus Reiner; inspired by aphorism πάντα ῥεῖ (pánta rheî, “everything flows”) by Simplicius of Cilicia. Formed from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + -logy (“study of”, suffix ultimately from Ancient Greek). See also rheo-.