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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesviscosité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: viskozite
"La viscosité de ce miel est très élevée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being thick, sticky, and semifluid in consistency, due to internal friction.
"The viscosity of the oil increases as the engine cools down." - 2
A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, measured by the force per unit area resisting flow.
"Engineers measure the kinematic viscosity of lubricants under extreme temperatures."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'viscositas', from Latin 'viscosus' meaning sticky, which stems from 'viscum' (mistletoe, from which birdlime was made). The term entered Middle English and scientific nomenclature in the 17th century to describe the internal friction and resistance of fluids to flow.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Viscosity" is said worldwide
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viscosité
Transliteration: viskozite
"La viscosité de ce miel est très élevée."
Viskosität
Transliteration: viskoziˈtɛːt
"Die Viskosität des Öls bestimmt seine Schmierfähigkeit."
viscosità
Transliteration: viskoziˈta
"La viscosità del liquido è cambiata con il calore."
viscosidad
Transliteration: biskoziˈdad
"El jarabe tiene una alta viscosidad."
viscosidade
Transliteration: viskoziˈdadʒi
"A viscosidade do óleo protege o motor."
गाढ़ापन
Transliteration: gaadhapan
"शहद का गाढ़ापन पानी से अधिक होता है।"
粘性
Transliteration: zhān xìng
"这种液体的粘性随温度升高而降低。"
점성
Transliteration: jeomseong
"이 기름은 점성이 매우 높습니다."
粘性
Transliteration: nensei
"この液体の粘性は温度によって変化する。"
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