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Traditional English :: viscometer
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viscoity.html - n. an instrument for measuring the viscosity of liquids. viscometric adj. viscometrically adv. viscometry n. [var. of viscosimeter (as VISCOSITY)] |
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Traditional English :: viscose
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viscoity.html - n. 1 a form of cellulose in a highly viscous state suitable for drawing into yarn. 2 rayon made from this. [LL viscosus (as VISCOUS)] |
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Traditional English :: viscosity
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viscoity.html - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the quality or degree of being viscous. 2 Physics a (of a fluid) internal friction, the resistance to flow. b a quantity expressing this. dynamic viscosity a quantity measuring the force needed to overcome internal friction. kinematic viscosity a quantity measuring the dynamic viscosity per unit density. viscosimeter n. [ME f. OF viscosit or med.L viscositas (as VISCOUS)] |
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Traditional English :: viscount
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viscoity.html - n. a British nobleman ranking between an earl and a baron. viscountcy n. (pl. -ies). viscountship n. viscounty n. (pl. -ies). [ME f. AF viscounte, OF vi(s)conte f. med.L vicecomes -mitis (as VICE-, COUNT(2))] |
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Traditional English :: viscountess
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viscoity.html - n.
1 a viscount's wife or widow.
2 a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right. |
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Traditional English :: viscous
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viscoity.html - adj. 1 glutinous, sticky. 2 semifluid. 3 Physics having a high viscosity; not flowing freely. viscously adv. viscousness n. [ME f. AF viscous or LL viscosus (as VISCID)] |
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