Definitions for viscousness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vis•cousˈvɪs kəs(adj.)
of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive.
Category: Physics
having the property of viscosity.
Category: Physics
Origin of viscous:
1350–1400; ME < LL viscōsus= L visc(um) mistletoe, birdlime (made with mistletoe berries) +-ōsus -ous
vis′cous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
viscosity, viscousness(noun)
resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
Wiktionary
viscousness(Noun)
Viscosity.
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