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/vɪsˈkɑsɪti/
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Received-Pronunciation:
/vɪsˈkɒsɪti/
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V IH0 S K AA1 S AH0 T IY0
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The state of being viscous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: viscousness, thickness
Antonyms: runniness, wateriness, thinness
A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A tendency to prolong interpersonal encounters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: viscousness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consistency, consistence, eubstance, body
Narrower terms: stickiness, sliminess, cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, tackiness, ropiness, viscidity, viscidness, gelatinousness, glutinosity, glutinousness
From Middle French viscosité, from Old French viscosité, from Medieval Latin viscositas; analysable as viscous + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
viskositeit
— state of being viscous
Arabic :
لُزُوجَة
(luzūja)
— state of being viscous
Bulgarian :
вискозност
(viskoznost)
— state of being viscous
Catalan :
viscositat
— state of being viscous
Chinese Mandarin :
粘性
(niánxìng)
— state of being viscous
Chinese Mandarin :
粘度
(niándù)
— state of being viscous
Dutch :
viscositeit
— state of being viscous
Finnish :
viskoosisuus
— state of being viscous
Finnish :
sitkaus
— state of being viscous
French :
viscosité
— state of being viscous
Galician :
viscosidade
— state of being viscous
Georgian :
სიბლანტე
(siblanṭe)
— state of being viscous
Georgian :
მწებვარობა
(mc̣ebvaroba)
— state of being viscous
German :
Zähflüssigkeit
— state of being viscous
German :
Viskosität
— state of being viscous
Greek :
ιξώδες
(ixódes)
— state of being viscous
Hindi :
श्यानता
(śyāntā)
— state of being viscous
Ido :
viskozeso
— state of being viscous
Irish :
bealaitheacht
— state of being viscous
Irish :
glóthaí
— state of being viscous
Irish :
righneacht
— state of being viscous
Irish :
slaodacht
— state of being viscous
Italian :
viscosità
— state of being viscous
Japanese :
粘性
(nensei)
— state of being viscous
Japanese :
粘度
(nendo)
— state of being viscous
Malay :
kelikatan
— state of being viscous
Persian :
لزوجت
(lozujat)
— state of being viscous
Polish :
lepkość
— state of being viscous
Portuguese :
viscosidade
— state of being viscous
Russian :
вя́зкость
(vjázkostʹ)
— state of being viscous
Slovene :
viskóznost
— state of being viscous
Spanish :
viscosidad
— state of being viscous
Thai :
ความหนืด
(kwaam-nʉ̀ʉt)
— state of being viscous
Ukrainian :
в'я́зкість
(vʺjázkistʹ)
— state of being viscous
Vietnamese :
(tính) nhớt
— state of being viscous
Vietnamese :
(tính) sền sệt
— state of being viscous
Vietnamese :
(tính) lầy nhầy
— state of being viscous
Afrikaans :
viskositeit
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Arabic :
لُزُوجَة
(luzūja)
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Bengali :
সান্দ্রতা
(śandrota)
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Bulgarian :
вискозитет
(viskozitet)
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Chinese Mandarin :
粘性
(niánxìng)
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Dutch :
viscositeit
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Finnish :
viskositeetti
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Finnish :
sitkaus
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
French :
viscosité
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Georgian :
სიბლანტე
(siblanṭe)
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Georgian :
მწებვარობა
(mc̣ebvaroba)
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
German :
Viskosität
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Greek :
ιξώδες
(ixódes)
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Hindi :
श्यानता
(śyāntā)
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Hungarian :
viszkozitás
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Irish :
righneas
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Irish :
slaodacht
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Japanese :
粘度
(nendo)
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Malay :
kelikatan
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Norwegian Bokmål :
viskositet
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Polish :
lepkość
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Polish :
wiskoza
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Portuguese :
viscosidade
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Russian :
вя́зкость
(vjázkostʹ)
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Slovene :
viskóznost
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Swedish :
viskositet
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Tagalog :
lapuyot
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Telugu :
స్నిగ్ధత
(snigdhata)
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Thai :
ความหนืด
(kwaam-nʉ̀ʉt)
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Ukrainian :
в'я́зкість
(vʺjázkistʹ)
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid
Vietnamese :
độ nhớt
— physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid