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noun

Viscosity n.

The quality or state of being viscous.

(Physics) A property possessed by a viscous fluid, being a resistance to the forces causing a fluid to flow, caused by interactions between the molecules of the fluid and between the fluid and the walls of the conduit through which it moves; also, a measure of such a property.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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