Hypertext Webster Gateway: "viscosity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Viscosity \Vis*cos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. viscosit['e], LL.
viscositas.]
1. The quality or state of being viscous.
2. (Physics) A quality analogous to that of a viscous fluid,
supposed to be caused by internal friction, especially in
the case of gases.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
viscosity
n : resistance of a liquid to sheer forces (and hence to flow)
[syn: {viscousness}]
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