Dictionary
vis•cos•i•ty
Pronunciation: (vi-skos'i-tē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ties.
1. the state or quality of being viscous.
2. Physics.
a. the property of a fluid that resists the force tending to cause the fluid to flow.
b. the measure of the extent to which a fluid possesses this property.
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