viscosity

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  1. noun The condition or property of being viscous.
  2. noun Physics Coefficient of viscosity.

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  • The stability, viscosity, and flow behaviour of the samples were tested during 120 days of storage. —  FoodNavigator-USA RSS
  • Cold environments require a low-viscosity, cold-weather lubricant, and humid and salt environments necessitate a lot of lubricant to help resist corrosion. —  Defense Review
  • Tracing the problem, it turned out that the core extruders 'melt temperature increased above the point where we could raise the skin temperatures to better match the core viscosity, at the high core melt temperature, i.e.: we were coextrusion limited, not extrusion limited.
  • They can be achieved with HAHN's tailor-made stabiliser systems, which control product profiles and characteristics such as mouth feel and viscosity: from creamy to gelled, appearance: from smooth to aerated, with flexibility in choosing fat levels, various whipping characteristics and improvement of water binding properties. —  FoodNavigator RSS
  • As you practice, it gives you feedback on your progress, not only telling you how fast you're going, and how accurately you type, but it even looks at your "viscosity" - the amount of time you spend hesitating between characters as you type. —  Free Download A Day
 

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  1. from French viscosité = Spanish viscosidad = Portuguese viscosidade = Italian viscositá, from Late Latin as if *viscosita(t-)s, from viscosus. viscous: see viscous.
 

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/vɪsˈkɑsəti/
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