: the quality or state of being viscous: a sticky or glutinous consistency
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technical: the property of resistance to flow in any material with fluid properties
… water has a small but measurable viscosity, or "stickiness," which results from the weak mutual attraction of water molecules. Hans Christian von Baeyer
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: the mathematical ratio of the tangential frictional force per unit area to the velocity gradient perpendicular to the direction of flow of a liquid
conducted an experiment to determine the viscosity of motor oil
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English viscosite, from Anglo-French viscosité, from Medieval Latin viscositat-, viscositas, from Late Latin viscosus viscous