adj
Meaning 1
Viscous and elastic.
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Standard Lemma guide
viscoelastic
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rhymes with -æstɪk
noun
Meaning 2
Such a material.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having viscous as well as elastic properties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English visco- Proto-Indo-European *h1elh2- Proto-Indo-European *h1l̥h2-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic English viscoelastic From visco- + elastic.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: viscoélastique — viscous and elastic
- German: viskoelastisch — viscous and elastic
- Italian: viscoelastico — viscous and elastic
- Russian: вязкоэласти́чный (vjazkoelastíčnyj) — viscous and elastic
- Spanish: viscoelástico — viscous and elastic