viscosity

viscosity
[vɪˈskɒsɪti]
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]the state of being thick, sticky, and semi-fluid in consistency, due to internal friction
    黏性;黏滞性
    ■[count noun]a quantity expressing the magnitude of such friction, as measured by the force per unit area resisting a flow in which parallel layers unit distance apart have unit speed relative to one another
    黏度;黏滞度
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French viscosite or medieval Latin viscositas, from late Latin viscosus (see viscous)
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