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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvisqueux
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vis-kø
"Le sirop était si visqueux qu'il a fallu du temps pour le verser."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid.
"The syrup was so viscous that it took a long time to pour out of the bottle." - 2
Describing a fluid that resists flow; having a high viscosity.
"The engineer noted that the viscous fluid would require special pumps for transportation."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'viscosus', meaning sticky or gummy, which itself comes from 'viscum' (mistletoe, birdlime made from mistletoe berries). Over centuries, the term evolved in English to describe fluids having a thick, sticky consistency between a solid and a liquid.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Viscous" is said worldwide
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visqueux
Transliteration: vis-kø
"Le sirop était si visqueux qu'il a fallu du temps pour le verser."
viskos
Transliteration: vis-kos
"Die Flüssigkeit war so viskos, dass sie schwer zu pumpen war."
viscoso
Transliteration: vis-koso
"Il miele è molto viscoso e richiede tempo per essere versato."
viscoso
Transliteration: bees-koso
"El jarabe era tan viscoso que tardó en salir del frasco."
viscoso
Transliteration: vees-koso
"O xarope era tão viscoso que demorou a sair do frasco."
चिपचिपा
Transliteration: chipchipā
"सिरप इतना चिपचिपा था कि इसे बाहर निकालने में समय लगा।"
粘稠的
Transliteration: niánchóu de
"糖浆是如此粘稠，以至于需要很长时间才能倒出来。"
점성이 있는
Transliteration: jeomseong-i issneun
"시럽은 너무 점성이 있어서 병에서 나오는데 오랜 시간이 걸렸다."
粘性のある
Transliteration: nensei no aru
"シロップは非常に粘性があり、ボトルから出すのに時間がかかりました。"
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